Bon Air is a station on the Overbrook branch of the Pittsburgh Regional Transit's light rail network. It is located in the Bon Air neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Bon Air is a high-level handicap-accessible station that exits into Bon Air from a valley below Roseton Avenue. The station is designed as the primary transit access for residents of this small neighborhood of single-family homes where bus service is limited.[3]

Bon Air
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
Looking down from the station entrance
General information
LocationCorner of Institute Street and Clanton Street (in Bon Air), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°24′29″N 80°00′12″W / 40.4080°N 80.0032°W / 40.4080; -80.0032
Owned byPittsburgh Regional Transit
Line(s)Overbrook Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections54D & 51 bus
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
RebuiltJune 2, 2004[1]
Passengers
201862[2] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station Pittsburgh Regional Transit Following station
Boggs
toward Allegheny
Blue Line Denise
Silver Line Denise
toward Library
Former services
Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station
McKinley Park
toward Gateway
47D Drake
1984–1993
Edgebrook
toward Drake
47L Library
via Overbrook
Edgebrook
toward Library
47S South Hills Village
via Overbrook
Edgebrook
Location
Map

History

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Bon Air station opened on June 2, 2004, one of eight new platform-equipped stations which replaced 33 streetcar-style stops along the Overbrook branch.[1]

Bus connections

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  • 51 Carrick.
  • 54D South Side-Bon Air

References

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  1. ^ a b Grata, Joe (June 2, 2004). "Overbrook Rail Service Throttles Up". Pittsburgh Press-Gazette. pp. A9, A12. Retrieved May 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16.
  3. ^ "Port Authority T Stations Listings". Archived from the original on 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2008-08-25.