Gwynedd Valley station

Coordinates: 40°11′06″N 75°15′24″W / 40.1849°N 75.2568°W / 40.1849; -75.2568
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Gwynedd Valley
Gwynedd Valley station's matching shelter
General information
Location521 Plymouth Road
Gwynedd Valley, PA
Coordinates40°11′06″N 75°15′24″W / 40.1849°N 75.2568°W / 40.1849; -75.2568
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)SEPTA Main Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Platform levels1
Parking118 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1888
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931[1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Penllyn Lansdale/​Doylestown Line North Wales
toward Doylestown
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Penllyn
Bethlehem Branch
North Wales
toward Bethlehem

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.

In FY 2013, Gwynedd Valley station had a weekday average of 210 boardings and 237 alightings.[2]

Notes

The train station was featured on the cover of the October 7, 1961 edition of the

John Falter
.

Station layout

Gwynedd Valley has two low-level side platforms.


Gallery

  • Railroad Bridge over Green Ribbon Trail near Gwynedd Valley station
    Railroad Bridge over
    Green Ribbon Trail
    near Gwynedd Valley station

References

  1. ^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)

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