Sandy Creek station

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Sandy Creek
Pittsburgh Light Rail station
The outbound platform
General information
Location	Library Road at Sandy Creek Apartments Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°17′47″N 80°01′49″W / 40.2963°N 80.0304°W / 40.2963; -80.0304
Owned by	Pittsburgh Regional Transit
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	street level
Accessible	No
History
Rebuilt	1987
Passengers
2018	26[1] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station Pittsburgh Regional Transit Following station Beagle toward Allegheny Silver Line West Library toward Library
Former services Preceding station Port Authority of Allegheny County Following station Leonard toward Gateway 47L Library via Overbrook West Library toward Library
Location

Sandy Creek is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network, located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The street level stop was added to the route to serve the nearby Sandy Creek Apartment complex, for which the stop was named. However, the only pedestrian access that remains is from the Timberidge apartment complex on the opposite side of the line. A variety of townhouses and condominiums have been located near the stop, as part of a transit village model designed to encourage public transit as the primary form of transportation for residents.

Sandy Creek was originally one of 13 stops along the Port Authority Light Rail lines to be discontinued on June 25, 2012, in an effort to shorten commute times. However, Port Authority officials found the 1/2 mile walk from this stop to the next nearest stop (West Library) unsafe as it required going down a steep hill and crossing Library Road (Route 88). As a result, the Sandy Creek stop remains open.