Martin Villa was a station on the
Port Authority of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT, formerly Port Authority of Allegheny County) is the second-largest public transit agency in Pennsylvania and the 20th-largest in the United States. The state-funded agency is based in Pittsburgh and is overseen ...
's
light rail network, located in
Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania
Castle Shannon is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 8,316 at the 2010 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total ...
. The street level stop was incorporated into the system to serve an apartment complex of the same name. On the opposite side of the street, a variety of residences were within walking distance.
Martin Villa was one of eleven stops closed on June 25, 2012 as part of a system-wide consolidation effort.
History
The stop dated back to the PCC streetcar era, being at the transition between center street and off street reserved right of way.
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Port Authority T Stations ListingsStation from Google Maps Street View
Former Port Authority of Allegheny County stations
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1987
Railway stations closed in 2012
Blue Line (Pittsburgh)
Red Line (Pittsburgh)
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