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Neeld station

Coordinates: 40°24′08″N 80°01′52″W / 40.4023°N 80.0311°W / 40.4023; -80.0311
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Neeld
Former Pittsburgh Light Rail station
General information
LocationBroadway Avenue and Neeld Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°24′08″N 80°01′52″W / 40.4023°N 80.0311°W / 40.4023; -80.0311
Owned byPort Authority
Tracks2
History
OpenedMay 22, 1987[1]
ClosedJune 25, 2012[2]
Former services
Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station
Shiras
toward Allegheny
Red Line
Overbrook Junction
via Beechview
Stevenson
Location
Map

Neeld was a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, located in the Beechview neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The street level stop was located on a small island platform in the middle of Broadway Avenue, through which the T travels along former streetcar tracks. The station served a densely populated residential area through which bus service is limited because of the hilly terrain.

Neeld was one of eleven stops closed on June 25, 2012 as part of a system-wide consolidation effort.[2]

The station in 2017.

History

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The stop was the location of the turning loop of the Pittsburgh Railways 43 Neeld Avenue streetcar service.

References

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  1. ^ Grata, Joe (May 17, 1987). "Newest LRT Link Opening Friday". The Pittsburgh Press. pp. A1, A16. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b "Eleven T Stops Close June 25". Port Authority of Allegheny County. June 22, 2012. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
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