Gwynedd Valley station
Gwynedd Valley station is a station along the SEPTA Lansdale/Doylestown Line. The station, located at the grade crossing of Plymouth Road in Gwynedd Valley (part of Lower Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania), includes a 166-space parking lot. In FY 2013, Gwynedd Valley station had a weekday average of 210 boardings and 237 alightings.[2]
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 Gwynedd Valley station's matching shelter | |||||||||||||
| Location | 521 Plymouth Road Gwynedd Valley, PA | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 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 | ||||||||||||
| Disabled access | No | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1888 | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | July 26, 1931[1] | ||||||||||||
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Notes
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
Gwynedd Valley has two low-level side platforms.
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Outbound | ← Lansdale/Doylestown Line toward Lansdale, Link Belt, or Doylestown (North Wales) |
| Inbound | Lansdale/Doylestown Line toward 30th Street Station (Penllyn) → |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Street level | Exit/entrance and parking |
Gallery
Railroad Bridge over Green Ribbon Trail near Gwynedd Valley Station
References
- "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)
External links
- SEPTA – Gwynedd Valley Station
- December 28, 2001 Bob Vogel Photo(NYC Subways.org)
- Station from Plymouth Road from Google Maps Street View
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