Colmar station (SEPTA)

Colmar station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Colmar, Pennsylvania. Located at Bethlehem Pike (PA 309) and Walnut Street, it serves the Lansdale/Doylestown Line. In FY 2013, Colmar station had a weekday average of 370 boardings and 369 alightings.[2]

Colmar
Colmar station
LocationBethlehem Pike & Walnut Street
Colmar, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.2684°N 75.2542°W / 40.2684; -75.2542
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Parking288
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931[1]
Previous namesLine Lexington (1856–1871)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Fortuna
toward 30th Street Station
 Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Link Belt
toward Doylestown

Colmar station was originally built in 1856 by the North Pennsylvania Railroad as Line Lexington Station, despite being located 1½ miles away from the Village of Line Lexington. In January 1871 a new post office near the station named the surrounding community "Jenkins" and was renamed "Ainsworth" in June of that year, but neither had any effect on the name of the station until two weeks later, when both the village and the station were named "Colmar," which has remained the name of the station ever since.[3][4]

Station layout
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All trains ←      Lansdale/​Doylestown Line toward Link Belt or Doylestown (Link Belt)
←      Lansdale/​Doylestown Line toward 30th Street Station (Fortuna) →
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Street level Exit/entrance and parking

References
  1. "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
  3. Existing Railroad Stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
  4. Hatfield Township, Pennsylvania Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine


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