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Location | Boggston and Sylvania Avenues Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°24′58″N 80°00′37″W / 40.4161°N 80.0102°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Pittsburgh Regional Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Overbrook Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Rebuilt | June 2, 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2018 | 37[2] (weekday boardings) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Boggs is a station on the Overbrook branch of Pittsburgh Regional Transit's light rail network. It is located in the Beltzhoover neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Boggs is a high level handicap accessible station that exits onto Boggston Avenue and Sylvania Avenue. The station serves commuters from the hilly, residential neighborhood.
History
[edit]Boggs station opened on June 2, 2004, one of eight new platform equipped stations which replaced thirty-three streetcar style stops along the Overbrook branch.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
External links
[edit]Media related to Boggs (PAT station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Port Authority T Stations Listings
- Boggston Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View