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Gwynedd Valley station

Coordinates: 40°11′06″N 75°15′24″W / 40.1849°N 75.2568°W / 40.1849; -75.2568
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Gwynedd Valley
Gwynedd Valley station's matching shelter
General information
Location521 Plymouth Road
Gwynedd Valley, PA
Coordinates40°11′06″N 75°15′24″W / 40.1849°N 75.2568°W / 40.1849; -75.2568
Owned bySEPTA
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 Following station
Penllyn Lansdale/​Doylestown Line North Wales
toward Doylestown
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Penllyn Bethlehem Branch North Wales
toward Bethlehem
Location
Map

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.

In FY 2013, Gwynedd Valley station had a weekday average of 210 boardings and 237 alightings.[2]

Notes

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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

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Gwynedd Valley has two low-level side platforms.


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References

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  1. ^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
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