Dormont Junction station
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History
The original Dormont Junction was a wye between the Pittsburgh Railways private right of way 42 Dormont and the street running 38 Mt. Lebanon.[3] The station stopped being a junction in 1963 when the two routes were combined into the 42/38 Mt. Lebanon Beechview, but the name remained.[4] However, it remains one of only a few places along the route with a Railroad switch allowing the trains to switch tracks. The current station was built in 1985 along with the Script error: No such module "convert". Mt. Lebanon Tunnel,[5] which bypassed 8 blocks of street running along Washington Road.
Connecting buses
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