Hillcrest station is a station on the Pittsburgh Light Rail network, operated by Pittsburgh Regional Transit, serving the Library neighborhood in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. It has two high-level side platforms for level boarding and is accessible. The station functions as a park and ride facility with 115 spaces.
History A stop was established at West Library when the Pittsburgh Railways interurban line from Charleroi to Pittsburgh opened through South Park on September 12, 1903. Passengers initially transferred at Castle Shannon to continue to Downtown via the Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad.
The line was cut back to Library in 1953. It was later converted from PCC streetcar operation to light rail in 1993.
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Station from Library Road from Google Maps Street View