The Pittsburgh Light Rail, commonly known as the T system, is the light rail system for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is run by Pittsburgh Regional Transit and currently consists of the Red Line, Blue Line and Silver Line. Trolley lines began on the T's route in 1897, and currently The T is the eighteenth most used light rail system in the United States. As of the fourth quarter of 2013 it had an annual ridership of 8,321,700, with 28,300 daily boardings over its 26.2 mile length. It has 53 stations over two lines and was last expanded in 2012 with the completion of the North Shore Connector.
A number of minor stops were closed with the conversion of the system from streetcars to light rail â for example, 22 pre-1993 stops on the Overbrook line were replaced with 8 stations when the line reopened in 2004. Several batches of stops have closed since the mid-1990s. Six were closed on September 5, 1999, when the 47D Drake shuttle was discontinued. Ten were closed on March 27, 2011, when the Brown Line was discontinued as part of systemwide cuts. Eleven more were closed on June 25, 2012, due to low ridership. closed on February 15, 2021 due to low ridership and deteriorating station conditions.