Grenoble station (Pennsylvania)

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Grenoble
Former Reading Railroad station
General information
LocationGrenoble Road, Northampton Township, PA
Coordinates 40°14′26″N75°03′00″W / 40.24065°N 75.05004°W / 40.24065; -75.05004
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeDepot
History
OpenedMarch 21, 1891 [1]
ClosedJune 7, 1952 [1]
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Traymore
toward Philadelphia
New Hope Branch Rushland
toward New Hope

Grenoble is a defunct station on the Reading Company's New Hope Branch. The station is currently on the line used by the New Hope and Ivyland Railroad. The station was built in 1891 and closed in 1952. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "150 Take Last Train Ride on Old New Hope Line". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 8, 1952. p. 41. Retrieved August 28, 2020 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. Josh Musser. "Johnsville station". Archived from the original on August 27, 2011.