| Pittsburgh Light Rail | |
|---|---|
.svg) | |
 A Blue Line train at First Avenue station, 2015 | |
| Overview | |
| Owner | Pittsburgh Regional Transit |
| Locale | Pittsburgh |
| Transit type | Light rail |
| Number of stations | 53[1] |
| Daily ridership | (weekdays, Q3 2024)[2] |
| Annual ridership | 3,417,100 (2023)[3] |
| Website | www |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 1984 |
| Operator(s) | Pittsburgh Regional Transit |
| Technical | |
| System length | 26.2 mi (42.2 km)[1] |
| Track gauge | 5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1,588 mm) Pennsylvania trolley gauge |
| Electrification | Overhead line, 650 V DC[4] |
The Pittsburgh Light Rail (commonly known as The T) is a 26.2-mile (42.2 km) light rail system in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and surrounding suburbs. It operates as a deep-level subway in Downtown Pittsburgh, but runs mostly at-grade in the suburbs south of the city. The system is largely linear in a north-south direction, with one terminus near Pittsburgh's central business district and two termini in the South Hills. The system is owned and operated by Pittsburgh Regional Transit.
The T is one of the surviving first-generation streetcar systems in North America, with the oldest portions of the network dating back to 1903 and the Pittsburgh Railways.[5] It is also one of only three light rail systems in the United States that continues to use the broad 5 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1,588 mm) Pennsylvania Trolley Gauge on its lines instead of the 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 3,417,100.
- ^ a b "Port Authority of Allegheny County – Company Info & Projects – Agency Profile". Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAT)(PAAC). 2013. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ Jane's urban transport systems 2003–2004. Webb, Mary; Pattison, Tony; Clarke, Jackie (eds.) (22nd ed.). Coulsdon, Surrey [England]: Jane's Information Group. 2003. p. 417. ISBN 0-7106-2565-0. OCLC 52982468.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Demery, Leroy W. Jr. (October 25, 2010). "U.S. Urban Rail Transit Lines Opened From 1980: Appendix". publictransit.us. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.