Light Rail Transit Downtown Will Be Detoured Saturday and Sunday

Port Authority light rail service will see two detours downtown this weekend due to scheduled maintenance.

On Saturday, April 28, a portion of the Red Line in Beechview will close from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. due to rail replacement. 

On Sunday, April 29, all Downtown/North Shore T stations beyond Steel Plaza will be temporarily closed in the morning due to power supply work, affecting both Red Line and Blue Line.

During the work, service to Red Line stops will be provided by a combination of detoured Red Line service, bus shuttles and local light rail shuttles. 

Red Line service will detour in both directions over the Overbrook line (where Blue Line T service operates), serving its normal stops Downtown, at Station Square and at South Hills Junction, then serving Boggs through Willow stations before continuing on its regular routing to South Hills Village. At Willow, riders can transfer to a local light rail shuttle that will operate in both directions between Overbrook Junction and Potomac.

Bus shuttles will offer inbound and outbound service to riders who use Red Line stops between Station Square and Potomac Station, with shuttle stops located close to T stops. At Station Square, riders may transfer to buses or the T to continue into Downtown Pittsburgh. At Potomac, riders may transfer to the local light rail shuttle for service to stops between Kelton and Overbrook Junction. 

More details and a map of the detour are available at portauthority.org. 

Sunday’s Downtown/North Shore station closures will be in effect from the morning’s start of service until around 10 a.m.

Light rail service in Downtown will terminate at Steel Plaza during this time. Inbound riders wishing to continue further can pick up a special bus shuttle outside Steel Plaza, which will make stops at all remaining Downtown and North Shore stations.

Outbound riders at Allegheny, North Side, Gateway and Wood Street stations can pick up the bus shuttle to Steel Plaza, where they will be able to transfer to southbound T service.

For more information on this weekend’s detours, visit portauthority.org or contact Customer Service at 412-442-2000 or for TTY, 412-231-7007.