Lansdale station

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Lansdale
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Lansdale SEPTA station October 2018.jpeg
The former Reading Railroad station depot at Lansdale
General information
Location80 West Main Street (PA 63)
Lansdale, Pennsylvania, 19446
Coordinates 40°14′35″N75°17′07″W / 40.2431°N 75.2852°W / 40.2431; -75.2852
Owned by SEPTA
Line(s) SEPTA Main Line
Doylestown Line
Platforms3 side platforms
1 island platform
Tracks4
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg SEPTA Suburban Bus : 96, 132
Construction
Platform levels1
Parking838
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
OpenedFebruary 7, 1903 [1]
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931 [2]
Passengers
20171,424 boardings
1,153 alightings
(weekday average) [3]
Rank8 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Pennbrook Lansdale/Doylestown Line 9th Street
toward Doylestown
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Pennbrook Bethlehem Line Perkasie
toward Allentown
Hatfield
toward Allentown
Preceding station Lehigh Valley Transit Company Following station
Hatfield
via Couter and Angle stations
toward Allentown
Liberty Bell High Speed Line
Until 1951
Elm Street
via Washington Square, Acorn, and Broad Street stations
toward 69th Street
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Pennbrook
toward Philadelphia
Bethlehem Branch Orvilla
toward Bethlehem
Terminus Doylestown Branch Fortuna
toward Doylestown
Kneedler
toward Elm Street
Stony Creek Branch Terminus
Philadelphia & Reading Railway: Lansdale Passenger Station
Lansdale station
Location Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates 40°14′35″N75°17′07″W / 40.2431°N 75.2852°W / 40.2431; -75.2852
Built1903
NRHP reference No. 100007217
Designated December 21, 2021

Lansdale station, also known as the Lansdale Transportation Center, is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Located at Main Street (PA 63) and Green Street, it serves the Lansdale/Doylestown Line. It was originally built in 1902 by the Reading Company, opening on February 7, 1903; a freight house was added in 1909. [4] Historically, the station hosted the Interstate Express (north to Syracuse) and the Scranton Flyer (north to Scranton). Additionally, the station served commuter trains on the Reading's branch to Bethlehem until service was ended in 1981. [5] The historic station building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. [6]

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In FY 2013, Lansdale station had a weekday average of 1396 boardings and 1272 alightings. [7]

The station features a 178-space parking lot and a 660-space parking garage. [8] The parking garage at Lansdale station opened on April 17, 2017, offering hundreds of additional parking spaces at the station. [9] Lansdale station is near the SEPTA's 25 Hz Traction Power System plant, originally built by the RDG. The station interior was formerly home to an internet café, and Italian deli called "A Little Something Nice".

Lansdale station was formerly an important transfer point between electric and Budd Rail Diesel Car (RDCs) service to points north, such as Quakertown, Bethlehem, and Allentown. RDC service on the Bethlehem Line was eliminated in 1981 due to budget cuts. Proposals for service restoration to Quakertown have been floated around since the late 1990s, but nothing has gone past the discussion phase. Service restoration beyond Quakertown is no longer generally considered a feasible option, due to SEPTA's leasing of the railroad right-of-way for use as an interim walking trail beyond Quakertown.

The train station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 2021 as the Philadelphia & Reading Railway: Lansdale Passenger Station. [10]


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