Station Square (PAT station)

Infobox Station
name=Station Square
address=Smithfield Street Bridge at Carson Street
Pittsburgh, PA
line=Rail color box|system=PLR|line=42CRail color box|system=PLR|line=42SRail color box|system=PLR|line=47LRail color box|system=PLR|line=47S
opened=1985
ADA=true
owned=Port Authority
services=

Station Square is a Transit station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network. It is the last Transit station on the south side of the Monongahela River.

This station is named for the nearby mixed-use development Station Square. The station was not originally planned; instead, the light rail system was to bypass the newly-created development because officials felt that there would not be enough ridership demand to justify the station. Active lobbying by Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr., President of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, and developer of Station Square ensured that the station was constructed. Over 3 million tourists visit Station Square each year, and every weekday several thousand commuters rely on this stop as a park-and-ride station.

The station's close proximity to the Monongahela Incline, South Busway, Carson and Smithfield Streets, and the large parking facilities and boat docks of the Gateway Clipper Fleet at Station Square add to the station's inter-modal transportation value.

Originally designed and built by Daniel Sifer, the station encompasses railings rescued by Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation from the Brady Street Bridge, which was demolished in 1978. In the late 1990s, DRS Architects renovated the station and provided architectural details in glass that reflected the design in the Brady Street Bridge railings.

See also

*Station Square
*Monongahela Incline

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