Valley Forge Park station

Valley Forge Park station (also known as Port Kennedy Station) is a former train station in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The station is visible from Sullivan's Bridge in the Valley Forge National Historic Park. Valley Forge Park station was originally built by the Reading Railroad as Port Kennedy station, and later served the SEPTA diesel service extending from the Norristown section of the Manayunk/Norristown Line to Pottsville. Service was originally suspended prior to SEPTA taking over from Reading Railroad, but was opened in 1976 for the American bicentennial.[2] In 1981, the station was closed again when SEPTA discontinued the diesel service.

Valley Forge Park
Former SEPTA regional rail station
Other namesPort Kennedy
LocationSullivan's Trail, near Trooper Road and US 422 in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°06′27″N 75°25′14″W
Owned byPennsylvania Department of Transportation and Conrail
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks3
Construction
Disabled accessNo
History
OpenedJuly 4, 1976
ClosedJuly 26, 1981[1]
ElectrifiedNo
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Norristown Transportation Center
Closed 1981
Norristown Line Valley Forge
Closed 1981
toward Pottsville
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Abrams
toward Norristown
Main Line Valley Forge
toward Pottsville

References

  1. "Rail Service Marks End of an Era". The News Herald. Perkasie, Pennsylvania. July 29, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Port Kennedy Rail Station Revitalization". March 20, 2020.


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