Martin Villa (PAT station)
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Martin Villa is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County
Port Authority of Allegheny County
Port Authority of Allegheny County is the second-largest public transit agency in Pennsylvania and the 11th-largest in the United States. When considering that its service area is the 20th largest in the U.S...

's light rail
Pittsburgh Light Rail
The Pittsburgh Light Rail is a light rail system in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; it functions as a subway in Downtown Pittsburgh and largely as an at-grade light rail service in the suburbs. The system is owned and operated by the Port Authority of Allegheny County...

 network, located in Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania
Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania
Castle Shannon is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 8,316 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...

. The street level stop was incorporated into the system to serve an apartment complex of the same name. On the opposite side of the street, a variety of residences are within walking distance.

History

The stop dates back to the PCC streetcar era, being at the transition between center street and off street reserved right of way.

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