Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Overview - Pittsburgh • References & Helpful Links • Asset Notes

The T Light Rail

• Red Line

• Blue Line

• Silver Line

Port Authority BRT

• MLK Jr. East Busway (Purple Line)

• West Busway (Green Line)

• South Busway (Yellow Line)

Pittsburgh Inclines

• Duquesne Incline

• Monongahela Incline

Overview - Pittsburgh

Located at the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers, Pittsburgh is the seat of Allegheny County and the second largest city by population in Pennsylvania. It has approximately 301,000 inhabitants in the city proper as of 2018. The Pittsburgh metropolitan area (Pittsburgh) comprised 2,324,743 residents as of the 2018 US Census Bureau Estimate.

Pittsburgh's rapid transit network consists of three light rail services and three bus rapid transit open busways of which two have primary services. It also retains two funiculars.

The T Light Rail

Opened 1984 as a modern light rail system, The T consists of three light rail services that serve the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the southern suburbs. The T is one of the few surviving first-generation streetcar systems in the USA. Services run underground in Downtown Pittsburgh. There is a spur to Penn Station as well as a street-running line (Brown Line, service terminated 2011) that are no longer used in standard service.

Red Line

The Red Line of the Pittsburgh Light Rail is a light rail service on a North-South alignment, running from Allegheny station in the north to South Hills Village in the south via Downtown Pittsburgh, serving 31 stations.

The Red Line was opened as part of the new Pittsburgh Light Rail in 1984 and the most recent extension was to Allegheny station in 2012. The Red Line is owned and operated by the Port Authority of Allegheny County.

Headways

Service	M-F Midday	M-F Rush	Sat.	Sun.	Notes
Red	15'	10'	15'	15'	*1

Schedules -- Last Updated: Feb 21, 2021

*1 - See Timetables for service to South Hills Village

Blue Line

The Blue Line of the Pittsburgh Light Rail is a light rail service on a North-South alignment, running from Allegheny station in the north to South Hills Village in the south via Downtown Pittsburgh, serving 24 stations.

The Blue Line was opened as part of the new Pittsburgh Light Rail in 1984 and was renovated heavily in the early 2000s, reopening in 2004 as a modern light rail line. The most recent extension was to Allegheny station in 2012. The Library Branch was rebranded as the Silver Line on March 15, 2020. The Blue Line is owned and operated by the Port Authority of Allegheny County.

Headways

Service	M-F Midday	M-F Rush	Sat.	Sun.	Notes
Blue	30'	20'	30'	30'

Schedules -- Last Updated: Feb 21, 2021

Silver Line

The Silver Line of the Pittsburgh Light Rail is a light rail service on a North-South alignment, running from Allegheny station in the north to Library in the south via Downtown Pittsburgh, serving 31 stations.

The Silver Line was opened as part of the new Pittsburgh Light Rail in 1984 as the Library Branch of the Blue Line and was renovated heavily in the early 2000s, reopening in 2004 as a modern light rail line. The most recent extension was to Allegheny station in 2012. The Library branch was rebranded as the Silver Line on March 15, 2020. The Silver Line is owned and operated by the Port Authority of Allegheny County.

Headways

Service	M-F Midday	M-F Rush	Sat.	Sun.	Notes
Silver	30'	20'	30'	30'

Schedules -- Last Updated: Feb 21, 2021

Port Authority BRT

Pittsburgh has three fully segregated open busways providing bus rapid transit service within the city of Pittsburgh and nearby suburbs.

MLK Jr. East Busway (Purple Line)

The MLK Jr. East Busway, colored purple on maps, is a bus rapid transit open busway on an East-West alignment, running from Penn Station in the west to Swissvale in the east, serving 10 stations. There are two services P1 and P2 that run on the Busway as a rapid transit service, and there is a third service P3 that serves Oakland. Numerous other services use the Busway as well. Note that the strip map above only shows the busway itself and does not show services.

The MLK Jr. East Busway was opened in February 1983 along a railway corridor and was extended to Swissvale in 2003. The MLK Jr. East Busway is owned and operated by the Port Authority of Allegheny County.

Headways

Service	M-F Midday	M-F Rush	Sat.	Sun.	Notes
P1/P2	12'	4'	15-20'	20'	*1
P3	30'	15'	No Service	No Service

Schedules -- Last Updated: Feb 21, 2021

*1 - Combined service shown. P2 only runs weekday AM rush hour.

West Busway (Green Line)

The West Busway, colored green on maps, is a bus rapid transit open busway on an East-West alignment, running from Carnegie in the west to Sheraden in the east, serving 6 stations. The G2 service is the primary local service, serving all stations on the busway. Note that the strip map above only shows the busway itself and does not show services.

The West Busway was opened in September 2000. The West Busway is owned and operated by the Port Authority of Allegheny County.

Headways

Service	M-F Midday	M-F Rush	Sat.	Sun.	Notes
G2	20'	15'	30-35'	30-35'

Schedules -- Last Updated: Feb 21, 2021

South Busway (Yellow Line)

The South Busway, colored yellow on maps, is a bus rapid transit open busway on a North-South alignment, running from Station Square in the north to Glenbury in the south, serving 11 stations. Note that the strip map above only shows the busway itself and does not show services.

The South Busway was opened in 1977. The South Busway is owned and operated by the Port Authority of Allegheny County.

Pittsburgh Inclines

Of Pittsburgh's many inclines, only two remain today - the Monongahela and Duquesne Inclines.

Monongahela Incline

The Monongahela Incline is a funicular scaling Mt. Washington, running from Station Square station.

The Monongahela Incline was opened in 1870 and is the oldest continuously operating funicular in the USA. The Monongahela Incline is owned by the Port Authority of Allegheny County.