Ambler station

Ambler station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Ambler, Pennsylvania. It was originally built by the Reading Company as Wissahickon, until being renamed in 1869 after Mary Johnson Ambler, who helped direct the aftermath of the Great Train Wreck of 1856. The station serves the Lansdale/Doylestown Line. Its official address is at Butler Avenue and Main Street; however, the actual location is a block west on Butler Avenue and Short Race Street. The station provides connections to SEPTA Bus Routes 94 and 95. In FY 2013, Ambler station had a weekday average of 1017 boardings and 816 alightings.[3] The station includes a 496-space parking lot.

Ambler
The new high-level platform station at Ambler, facing the former stationhouse
Location	30 South Main Street (Butler Avenue & Main Street) Ambler, PA 19002
Coordinates	40.1536°N 75.2251°W
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	SEPTA Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 94, 95
Construction
Parking	496 spaces (92 with permits)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1855[1]
Rebuilt	1888[1]
Electrified	July 26, 1931[2]
Previous names	Wissahickon (1855–1869)[1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Fort Washington toward 30th Street Station Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Penllyn toward Doylestown
Former services Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station Fort Washington toward Fern Rock Bethlehem Branch Penllyn toward Bethlehem

The station was briefly featured in the 1966 Hayley Mills movie The Trouble with Angels,[4] although subsequent station scenes were shot at the Glendale Transportation Center in California.[5]

Station layout

Ambler has two high-level side platforms.

G
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Outbound	←      Lansdale/​Doylestown Line toward Lansdale, Link Belt, or Doylestown (Penllyn)
	Inbound	←      Lansdale/​Doylestown Line toward 30th Street Station (Fort Washington) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Street level	Exit/entrance, parking, and ticket office

References

1. Ambler Borough Open Space Plan. Montgomery County Planning Commission (Report). 2006. pp. 2, 36. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
2. "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan." p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2014.  (539 KB)
4. "The Trouble With Angels: The 40th Anniversary of the Ambler, Pennsylvania filming". Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
5. Filming Locations for "The Trouble with Angels" (Internet Movie Database)

External links

Media related to Ambler (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA – Ambler Station
• Station from Butler Avenue from Google Maps Street View