Westmont station (PATCO)

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Westmont
Westmont Station - August 2022.jpg
Platform at Westmont PATCO station in August 2022
General information
Location100 Stoy Avenue
Haddon Township, New Jersey
Coordinates 39°54′26″N75°02′48″W / 39.9071°N 75.0468°W / 39.9071; -75.0468
Owned by Delaware River Port Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg NJ Transit Bus: 450, 451
Construction
Parking1,149 spaces[ citation needed ]
Bicycle facilities Racks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJanuary 4, 1969 [1] [2]
Services
Preceding station DRPA logo.svg DRPA Following station
Collingswood PATCO Speedline Haddonfield
toward Lindenwold

Westmont station is an elevated station on the PATCO Speedline in Haddon Township, New Jersey, United States. The station contains both metered and free parking and racks for up to 32 bicycles. Westmont station was built in a manner similar to that of nearby Collingswood station, with a single island platform. East of the station, the line descends from an elevated structure to an open cut. It is grouped with the Collingswood and Haddonfield Station in pricing from Philadelphia.

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References

  1. "Service Begins Today on Lindenwold Line". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 4, 1969. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE SUCCESSORS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY AND THEIR HISTORICAL CONTEXT: 1969" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society.