Gwynedd Valley station

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Gwynedd Valley
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Gwynedd Valley Station.JPG
Gwynedd Valley station's matching shelter
General information
Location521 Plymouth Road
Gwynedd Valley, PA
Coordinates 40°11′06″N75°15′24″W / 40.1849°N 75.2568°W / 40.1849; -75.2568
Owned by SEPTA
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.svg SEPTA Following station
Penllyn Lansdale/Doylestown Line North Wales
toward Doylestown
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Penllyn
toward Philadelphia
Bethlehem Branch North Wales
toward Bethlehem
Location
Gwynedd Valley station

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.

Contents

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 Saturday Evening Post . The cover was painted by Whitpain Township resident John Falter.

Station layout

Gwynedd Valley has two low-level side platforms.

References

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