Gwynedd Valley station

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Gwynedd Valley
SEPTA.svg
Gwynedd Valley Station.JPG
Gwynedd Valley station's matching shelter
Location521 Plymouth Road
Gwynedd Valley, PA
Coordinates40°11′06″N 75°15′24″W / 40.1849°N 75.2568°W / 40.1849; -75.2568Coordinates: 40°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
Disabled accessNo
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1888
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931[1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Penllyn
toward 30th Street Station
Lansdale/​Doylestown Line North Wales
toward Doylestown
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Penllyn Bethlehem Branch North Wales
toward Bethlehem

Gwynedd Valley station is a station along the SEPTA Lansdale/Doylestown Line. The station, located 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[]

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[]

Gwynedd Valley has two low-level side platforms.

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Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound      Lansdale/​Doylestown Line toward Lansdale, Link Belt, or Doylestown (North Wales)
Inbound      Lansdale/​Doylestown Line toward 30th Street Station (Penllyn)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance and parking

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  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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