Lansdale station
Lansdale 132 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platform levels | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 838 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | February 7, 1903[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | July 26, 1931[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2017 | 1,424 boardings 1,153 alightings (weekday average)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 8 of 146 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Philadelphia & Reading Railway: Lansdale Passenger Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°14′35″N 75°17′07″W / 40.2431°N 75.2852°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1903 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 100007217 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated | December 21, 2021 |
Lansdale station, also known as the Lansdale Transportation Center, is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Located at Main Street (PA 63) and Green Street, it serves the Lansdale/Doylestown Line. It was originally built in 1902 by the Reading Company, opening on February 7, 1903; a freight house was added in 1909.[4] Historically, the station hosted the Interstate Express (north to Syracuse) and the Scranton Flyer (north to Scranton). Additionally, the station served commuter trains on the Reading's branch to Bethlehem until service was ended in 1981.[5] The historic station building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.[6]
In FY 2013, Lansdale station had a weekday average of 1396 boardings and 1272 alightings.[7]
The station features a 178-space parking lot and a 660-space
Lansdale station was formerly an important transfer point between electric and
The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 2021 as the Philadelphia & Reading Railway: Lansdale Passenger Station.[10]
Gallery
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Lansdale station in 2007
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Interior of station building
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Parking garage
References
- ^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ Existing Railroad Stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- ^ "Reading Railway System, Condensed Time-Table". Official Guide of the Railways. 82 (8). National Railway Publication Company. January 1950.
- ^ "Weekly listing". National Park Service.
- ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
- ^ "Lansdale Station". SEPTA. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Stamm, Dan (April 17, 2017). "SEPTA Adds Hundreds of Parking Spots to Montgomery County Regional Rail Station". Philadelphia, PA: WCAU-TV. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places (Weekly List; December 16, 2021)