Lansdale station

Lansdale
The former Reading Railroad station depot at Lansdale
Location	80 West Main Street (PA 63) Lansdale, Pennsylvania, 19446
Coordinates	40°14′35″N 75°17′07″W / 40.2431°N 75.2852°W / 40.2431; -75.2852Coordinates: 40°14′35″N 75°17′07″W / 40.2431°N 75.2852°W / 40.2431; -75.2852
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	SEPTA Main Line Doylestown Line
Platforms	3 side platforms 1 island platform
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 96, 132
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	838
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	February 7, 1903[1]
Electrified	July 26, 1931[2]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Pennbrook toward 30th Street Station Lansdale/​Doylestown Line 9th Street toward Doylestown
Former services Preceding station SEPTA Following station Pennbrook toward Reading Terminal Bethlehem Line Perkasie toward Allentown toward Allentown Preceding station Lehigh Valley Transit Company Following station via Couter and Angle stations toward 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 toward Bethlehem Terminus Doylestown Branch Fortuna toward Doylestown toward Elm Street Stony Creek Branch Terminus

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.^[3] 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.^[4] The historic station building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.^[5]

In FY 2013, Lansdale station had a weekday average of 1396 boardings and 1272 alightings.^[6]

The station features a 178-space parking lot and a 660-space parking garage.^[7] The parking garage at Lansdale station opened on April 17, 2017, offering hundreds of additional parking spaces at the station.^[8] 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 station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 2021 as the Philadelphia & Reading Railway: Lansdale Passenger Station.^[9]

Station layout[]

Gallery[]

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  Lansdale station in 2007

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  Interior of station building

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  Parking garage

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lansdale (SEPTA station).

• SEPTA – Lansdale Station
• JPMueller99 Flickr Photos #1 and #2
• Station from Main Street from Google Maps Street View