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Boggs station

Coordinates: 40°24′58″N 80°00′37″W / 40.4161°N 80.0102°W / 40.4161; -80.0102
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Boggs
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
Looking north
General information
LocationBoggston and Sylvania Avenues
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°24′58″N 80°00′37″W / 40.4161°N 80.0102°W / 40.4161; -80.0102
Owned byPittsburgh Regional Transit
Line(s)Overbrook Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
RebuiltJune 2, 2004[1]
Passengers
201837[2] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station Pittsburgh Regional Transit Following station
South Hills Junction
toward Allegheny
Blue Line Bon Air
Silver Line Bon Air
toward Library
Former services
Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station
South Hills Junction
toward Gateway
47D Drake
1984–1993
Morse Steps
toward Drake
47L Library
via Overbrook
Morse Steps
toward Library
47S South Hills Village
via Overbrook
Morse Steps
Location
Map

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

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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

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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. Open access icon
  2. ^ "System Map Winter 2018". Port Authority. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
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