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Location | 13 Sunset Avenue Chalfont, Pennsylvania, USA | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°17′17″N75°12′32″W / 40.288°N 75.209°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
Connections | BCT : DART West | ||||||||||||
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Parking | 56 free/48 with permits | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||||
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Electrified | July 26, 1931 [1] | ||||||||||||
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September 16, 1909 | Station depot burned [2] | ||||||||||||
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