Willow (PAT station)
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Willow is a station on the Overbrook branch of the Port Authority of Allegheny County
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's light rail
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 network. It is located in Castle Shannon
Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania
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, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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. It is a transfer point between the Beechview (serving Castle Shannon, Mt. Lebanon, Dormont, and Beechview) and Overbrook (serving Overbrook, Carrick, Bon Air, and Belzhoover) lines. The station's name was derived from Willow Ave, the street that runs parallel with and across the light rail. No parking is available at the site and because park and ride
Park and ride
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commuters can more conveniently reach the nearby Memorial Hall station, Willow almost exclusively serves nearby apartments and individuals switching trains.

History

Willow was opened in 2004, one of eight new platform equipped stations which replaced 33 streetcar style stops along the Overbrook branch.

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