Penllyn station (SEPTA)

Penllyn
General information
Location	Old Penllyn Pike & Pen-Ambler Road Penllyn, PA
Coordinates	40°10′11″N75°14′39″W / 40.1697°N 75.2441°W / 40.1697; -75.2441
Owned by	SEPTA
Line	SEPTA Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus : 94
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	55 spaces
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1930
Electrified	July 26, 1931 [1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Ambler toward Penn Medicine Station Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Gwynedd Valley toward Doylestown
Former services Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station Ambler toward Philadelphia Bethlehem Branch Gwynedd Valley toward Bethlehem
Location

Penllyn station is a station situated in the village of Penllyn, Lower Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is served by the SEPTA Lansdale/Doylestown Line. The station, located at the intersection of Old Penllyn Pike and Pen-Ambler Road, includes a 55-space parking lot and also provides a connection to SEPTA Bus Route 94.

Penllyn station was built in 1930 by the Reading Railroad. In the mid-1990s, the building served as the headquarters of fast-growing online music retailer CDNow. In FY 2013, the station had a weekday average of 216 boardings and 182 alightings. ^[2]

Station layout

Penllyn 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.
2. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2014. (539 KB)

External links

• SEPTA – Penllyn station
• Penllyn Pike entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Station from Old Penllyn Pike from Google Maps Street View