The Gwynedd Valley station is a transit station which is located on the SEPTA Lansdale/Doylestown Line. The station, which is situated at the grade crossing of Plymouth Road in Gwynedd Valley (part of Lower Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania), includes a 166-space parking lot.
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 Gwynedd Valley station's matching shelter | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 521 Plymouth Road Gwynedd Valley, PA | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°11′06″N 75°15′24″W / 40.1849°N 75.2568°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | SEPTA Main Line | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Parking | 118 spaces | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1888 | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | July 26, 1931[1] | ||||||||||||
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In FY 2013, Gwynedd Valley station had a weekday average of 210 boardings and 237 alightings.[2]
Notes edit
The train station was featured on the cover of the October 7, 1961 edition of the Saturday Evening Post. The cover was painted by Whitpain Township resident John Falter.
Station layout edit
Gwynedd Valley has two low-level side platforms.
Gallery edit
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Railroad Bridge over Green Ribbon Trail near Gwynedd Valley station
References edit
- ^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
