Lytle station
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Hillcrest station is a station on the Pittsburgh Light Rail network, operated by Pittsburgh Regional Transit, serving Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. It has two high-level side platforms for level boarding and is accessible. The station functions as a park-and-ride facility with 286 spaces.[2] Many nearby residences are within walking distance, providing local access to service to and from Downtown Pittsburgh.
LocationBrightwood Road at Lytle Road
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40.3342°N 80.0311°W
Owned byPittsburgh Regional Transit
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Lytle | |||||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Brightwood Road at Lytle Road Bethel Park, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.3342°N 80.0311°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Pittsburgh Regional Transit | ||||||||||||
| Line | Library Line | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||
| Parking | 286 spaces | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2004 | ||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 453[1] (weekday boardings) | ||||||||||||
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History
Lytle was originally a street level stop[3] but reopened as a high-level platform park-and-ride station in 2004.
An old Montour Railroad trestle, the Summit Park Bridge, was located over the Lytle stop. It was removed in 1993, 17 years after the last train ran across the bridge.
