McKeesport Transportation Center

The McKeesport Transportation Center is a bus, and formerly train, station located in McKeesport, Pennsylvania.

McKeesport
Location	541 Lysle Boulevard McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.3522°N 79.8610°W
Operated by	Port Authority of Allegheny County
Line(s)	Pittsburgh Subdivision
Construction
Parking	Yes[1]
History
Rebuilt	2017
Former services
Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station Braddock toward Grant Street PATrain Port Vue-Liberty toward Versailles Preceding station Amtrak Following station Pittsburgh toward Chicago Capitol Limited Connellsville toward Washington, D.C. Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station Braddock toward Chicago Main Line Broad Ford toward Jersey City

History

The station was served by the PATrain commuter rail service between Versailles and Pittsburgh, and its predecessor, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad operated Pittsburgh - Mckeesport - Versailles commuter service. Amtrak's Capitol Limited began stopping in McKeesport in 1982.

PATrain service was discontinued in April 1989, and replaced by an express bus service from McKeesport. The Capitol Limited ceased to stop in 1991, and in the months prior an average of one passenger boarded at McKeesport per journey.[2]

The McKeesport Transportation Center has remained the primary transit hub of the greater McKeesport area. In response to significant cutbacks to routes in the region by the Port Authority of Allegheny County, Heritage Community Transportation began serving the station in 2014.[3]

In 2017 the complex underwent a $1 million redevelopment, which included demolition of aging structures, new road and parking surfaces, Port Authority driver rest facilities and new shelters.[4][5]

Services

The McKeesport Transportation Center is currently served by the Port Authority of Allegheny County and Heritage Community Transportation.

The current Port Authority routes are the 56 Lincoln Place, 6

61C McKeesport-Homestead and P7 McKeesport Flyer.[1] A number of additional routes stop kerbside on Lyle Boulevard. The current Heritage route serves a number of adjacent communities.[6]

Facilities

There is a park and ride lot by the station.[1]

References

1. County, Port Authority of Allegheny. "Port Authority of Allegheny County > Rider Services > Park and Ride Lots > Park and Ride Lot Information". www.portauthority.org.
2. "The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
3. "Former WorkLink bus service revives as Heritage Community Transportation | TribLIVE.com". archive.triblive.com. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
4. "Phase 1 of Transit Center Makeover Complete; Agency Looks Ahead - Tube City Almanac". almanac.tubecityonline.com. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
5. "Port Authority to Demolish McKeesport Bus Station - Tube City Almanac". almanac.tubecityonline.com. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
6. "Heritage Community Transportation". Heritage Community Initiatives. Retrieved 2019-07-14.

External links

• McKeesport Transportation Center Project
• Cloonan, Patrick (30 October 2014). "Port Authority plans to replace deteriorated McKeesport hub". triblive.com.
• Blazina, Ed (8 November 2016). "Port Authority to demolish McKeesport Transit Center". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
• "Lysle Blvd. Bus Terminal to Be Replaced". www.tubecityonline.com. 28 October 2014.