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The Pittsburgh Light Rail (commonly known as The T) is a 26.2-mile (42.2 km) light rail system in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and surrounding suburbs.It operates as a deep-level subway in Downtown Pittsburgh, but runs mostly at-grade in the suburbs south of the city.
A subway in Downtown Pittsburgh, a major component of the light rail system, opened in 1985. The Beechview line followed in 1987, and the Library line a year later. [15] In 1989, the agency celebrated its twenty-fifth year of existence, and commuter rail to Versailles was discontinued. [16]
This is a route-map template for the Pittsburgh Light Rail, a United States light rail system.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The Mount Washington Transit Tunnel is a tunnel for buses and light rail trains under Mount Washington in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The Mount Washington Transit Tunnel is a central component of the Pittsburgh public transit system operated by Pittsburgh Regional Transit, providing a direct connection between Downtown Pittsburgh and the South Hills suburbs.
Fort Pitt Bridge with Downtown Pittsburgh in the background. A large metropolitan area that is surrounded by rivers and hills, Pittsburgh has an infrastructure system that has been built out over the years to include roads, tunnels, bridges, railroads, inclines, bike paths, and stairways; however, the hills and rivers still form many barriers to transportation within the city.
It is run by Pittsburgh Regional Transit and currently consists of the Red Line, Blue Line and Silver Line. Trolley lines began on the T's route in 1897, and currently The T is the eighteenth most used light rail system in the United States .
This station currently acts as the northern terminus of the Pittsburgh Light Rail system, and it is most distant station of the North Shore Connector project. It also marks the beginning of the Light Rail system's six-station "Free Fare Zone" within which riders do not need to pay to ride.
The Mt. Lebanon Tunnel is a light rail tunnel in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, also known as the Dormont/Mt. Lebanon Transit Tunnel, part of the Pittsburgh Light Rail system. The 3,000-foot (910 m) long tunnel connects the Dormont Junction and Mt. Lebanon stations beneath Washington Road & West Liberty Ave. from Shady Drive East to McFarland ...