Memorial Hall station (Pittsburgh Regional Transit)
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Memorial Hall station is a station on the Pittsburgh Light Rail network, operated by Pittsburgh Regional Transit, serving Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania. It has two high-level side platforms for level boarding and is accessible. The station serves primarily as a park and ride center, with 340 spaces available for commuters. A variety of residents also walk directly to the station. The stop's name comes from the nearby VFW post. The Port Authority does not own the parking facility but leases it from the nearby Castle Shannon Volunteer Fire Department.[3]
Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania
Memorial Hall | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Memorial Hall station platforms, April 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Willow Avenue and James Street Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.3665°N 80.0164°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Pittsburgh Regional Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Overbrook Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 340 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1993–2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 782[2] (weekday boardings) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
Memorial Hall's exact opening date is unknown, but has been a stop on the Overbrook line since the early days of Pittsburgh Railways Company. The stop was closed when the Overbrook line was suspended in 1993, and was completely rebuilt and reopened in 2004.
