posted by Jefferson Provost at 10:15 PM /
Joe posted that several Lebo bus routes are being turned into light-rail "feeders" in September, but I was unaware until tonight that the Palm Garden Bridge rehab is ending and 42 rail service to downtown will resume September 2. The most interesting feature is the announcement of the new 42C route:
Following the September 3 Labor Day holiday, the 42C Castle Shannon - Beechview route will operate every 10 minutes during weekday peak periods between Overbrook Junction, the transfer point between the Overbrook and Beechview Lines just south of Castle Shannon Station, and Downtown Pittsburgh. All 42C service will be provided by two-car trains, increasing capacity for all customers.Of note is that this new route is apparently also replacing the Mt. Lebanon short-trips, and there will be no 42S to South Hills village during peak hours. I couldn't find 42C timetables on the Port Authority website, so I'm not sure of the definition of "peak periods." Still, this sounds like a net-positive service change for Lebo riders, except for those who caught the "short trips" at Lebo station. (Now if they'd just eliminate some of those redundant stops on Broadway in Beechview...)
Labels: light rail, transportation
3 Comments:
I live in Beverly Heights. Can somebody please tranlsate what this means to me without throwing out numbers like 44F and 36A.
What do I need to do to get to and from town?
Isn't it amazing that all mass transit and bridge construction is miraculously completed just in time for football season?
The 42C schedules are listed with the 42S schedules. They'll only run during rush hour. It's really no surprise that they're doing this as the 42C has been on all of the maps for the past several years.
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To the first anonymous person, you should get a new bus schedule to figure out the changes in your route (or look online at this schedule). Instead of having taking a bus straight into downtown from your location, you'll now take a bus to the Mt. Lebanon T station where you will then transfer.
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To the second anonymous person, I'm not sure that it was such an amazing coincidence. Not all of the completion has been completed; they're still working on the bus ramps just outside of the Liberty Tubes. Additionally, they had planned on this project lasting eight months. Reopening in September will mean that it only took six months. I think that its rather commendable that they were able to finish early and I honestly can't imagine it has anything to do with the football season. I'd think weather was a bigger factor in that they wanted to be done before winter.
Matthew
http://pittsburgh-transit.blogspot.com
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