Mine 3 station

Mine 3 was a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The small station was located directly adjacent to an industrial park and was designed mainly as a way to provide access for workers at the associated businesses.

Mine 3
Former Pittsburgh Light Rail station
The station site in 2017. Nothing remains.
Location	Fifth Street at Railroad Street, Bethel Park, PA
Coordinates	40.3489°N 80.0290°W
Owned by	Port Authority
Tracks	2
History
Opened	1903
Closed	2012
Rebuilt	1987
Former services
Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station Washington Junction toward Allegheny Blue Line Library Hillcrest toward Library

Mine 3 was one of eleven stops closed on June 25, 2012 as part of a system-wide consolidation effort.[1]

History

The station's name is a historical reference to a coal mine that was once operated on the site of the current industrial area. Pittsburgh Terminal No. 3 Mine (Mollenaur / Mollenauer Mine) was opened by the Pittsburgh Terminal Railroad & Coal Company in 1903 and was still producing coal in 1938.[2][3]

References

1. "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.
2. "Allegheny County Pennsylvania Coal Mine Index P". August 11, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
3. "MOLLENAUER, PA (MINE NO. 3)". Retrieved August 13, 2010.

External links

• Media related to Mine 3 (PAT station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Port Authority T Stations Listings