Ivyland station

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Ivyland
Former Reading Railroad station
General information
LocationGreeley Avenue, Ivyland, Pennsylvania
Platforms1
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeDepot
AccessibleNo
History
OpenedMarch 21, 1891 [1]
ClosedJune 7, 1952 [1]
ElectrifiedNo
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Johnsville
toward Philadelphia
New Hope Branch Traymore
toward New Hope

Ivyland 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 closed in 1952 along with the other stations north of Warminster. The station was built in 1890 and is now demolished. [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 2011-08-27.