Blue Line – South Hills Village

Blue Line - South Hills Village
Overview
Type	Light rail
Locale	Pittsburgh
Operation
Opening	1987, reopened 2004
Closed	1993 to 2004
Owner	Port Authority of Allegheny County
Operator(s)	Port Authority of Allegheny County
Rolling stock	Port Authority 4000 Series PCC, Siemens SD-400, Port Authority 4300 Series LRV
Technical
Track gauge	5 ft 2 1⁄2 in (1,588 mm)
Minimum radius	(?)
Electrification	Overhead lines
Route map Map of the "T" light rail system

The Blue Line – South Hills Village (formerly the 47S South Hills Village via Overbrook) is a line on the Pittsburgh Light Rail system that runs between South Hills Village and Downtown Pittsburgh via the Overbrook neighborhood. The Blue Line – South Hills Village was created in 1987 to complement on the Red Line, which runs through Beechview before reaching the same terminus. This line was originally operated using PCC's, most notably the 4000 series, because the new light rail cars were incompatible with the Overbrook line due to its age and condition. The line was suspended when the Overbrook Line closed in 1993, but was reinstated after that line was rebuilt and reopened in 2004.

On June 25, 2012, the Port Authority closed two stations on the Blue Line as part of a system-wide consolidation: Santa Barbara and Martin Villa.

Station List

Station Name	Station Type	Other Services	Municipality
South Hills Village	high level	Red Line	Upper St. Clair
Dorchester	street level	Red Line	Bethel Park
Bethel Village	street level	Red Line	Bethel Park
Highland	street level	Red Line	Bethel Park
Casswell	street level	Red Line	Bethel Park
Washington Junction	high level	Red Line, Blue Line - Library	Bethel Park
Smith Road	street level	Red Line, Blue Line - Library	Castle Shannon
St. Anne's	street level	Red Line, Blue Line - Library	Castle Shannon
Willow	high level	Blue Line - Library	Castle Shannon
Memorial Hall	high level	Blue Line - Library	Castle Shannon
Killarney	high level	Blue Line - Library	Castle Shannon
McNeilly	high level	Blue Line - Library	Pittsburgh
South Bank	high level	Blue Line - Library	Pittsburgh
Denise	high level	Blue Line - Library	Pittsburgh
Bon Air	high level	Blue Line - Library	Pittsburgh
Boggs	high level	Blue Line - Library	Pittsburgh
South Hills Junction	high level	Red Line, Blue Line - Library, Blue Line – South Hills Village, Brown Line	Pittsburgh
Station Square	high level	Red Line, Blue Line - Library, Blue Line – South Hills Village	Pittsburgh
First Avenue	high level	Red Line, Blue Line - Library, Blue Line – South Hills Village, Brown Line	Pittsburgh
Steel Plaza	underground	Red Line, Blue Line - Library, Blue Line – South Hills Village, Brown Line	Pittsburgh
Wood Street	underground	Red Line, Blue Line - Library, Blue Line – South Hills Village, Brown Line	Pittsburgh
Gateway Center	underground	Red Line, Blue Line - Library, Blue Line – South Hills Village, Brown Line	Pittsburgh
North Side	underground	Red Line, Blue Line - Library, Blue Line – South Hills Village, Brown Line	Pittsburgh
Allegheny	high level	Red Line, Blue Line - Library, Blue Line – South Hills Village, Brown Line	Pittsburgh

External links

• Blue Line - South Hills Village via Overbrook schedule effective April 4, 2010
• Blue Line - South Hills Village via Overbrook Route Map