Collingswood station

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Collingswood
Picture of the Collingswood PATCO High Speed Line station.jpg
Collingswood station in August 2019
General information
Location864 South Atlantic Avenue
Collingswood, New Jersey
Coordinates 39°54′49″N75°03′53″W / 39.9136°N 75.0647°W / 39.9136; -75.0647
Owned by Delaware River Port Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg NJ Transit Bus: 403, 451
Construction
Parking705 spaces[ citation needed ]
Bicycle facilities Racks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJanuary 4, 1969 [1] [2]
Services
Preceding station DRPA logo.svg DRPA Following station
Ferry Avenue PATCO Speedline Westmont
toward Lindenwold

Collingswood station is a stop in Collingswood, New Jersey on the PATCO Speedline between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Lindenwold, New Jersey. It provides access to the nearby historic and shopping district along Haddon Avenue. It also provides Park and Ride access. The station has a single island platform. It is grouped with the Westmont and Haddonfield stations in ride pricing from Philadelphia.

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References

  1. "Service Begins Today on Lindenwold Line". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 4, 1969. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE SUCCESSORS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY AND THEIR HISTORICAL CONTEXT: 1969" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society.