Fellwick station

Fellwick
SEPTA Regional Rail station
Fellwick station site in September 2013
Location Camp Hill Road and Walnut Avenue
Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°07′26″N 75°12′07″W / 40.1239988°N 75.2018430°W / 40.1239988; -75.2018430Coordinates: 40°07′26″N 75°12′07″W / 40.1239988°N 75.2018430°W / 40.1239988; -75.2018430
Line(s) SEPTA Main Line
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
History
Opened 1855[1]
Closed November 10, 1996[2]
Previous names Sandy Run (1855[1]–March 1884[3])
Camp Hill (March 1884[3]–February 16. 1931)[4]
Sellwick (February 16, 1931[4]–)
Former services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
Lansdale/​Doylestown Line
toward Doylestown

Fellwick station was a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Located near the intersection of Camp Hill and Walnut Avenue, Fellwick was a station on the R5 Lansdale/Doylestwon Line. Opened originally in 1855 as Sandy Run, Fellwick station was the site of the Great Train Wreck of 1856, which claimed the lives of approximately 60 people. The station was renamed to Camp Hill in March 1884, then changed to Sellwick on February 16, 1931 because the White Hill station in Camp Hill was renamed to Camp Hill. The station was later renamed to Fellwick. SEPTA closed the station on November 10, 1996 as part of several service cuts due to low ridership; that year had only eight riders per day.[2][5]

References

  1. 1 2 Ambler Borough Open Space Plan. Montgomery County Planning Commission (Report). 2006. p. 2. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Dougherty, Frank (October 25, 1996). "Septa Board Cuts Service But Oppostion Is Spirited". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Railroad Notes". The Harrisburg Daily Independent. March 27, 1884. p. 1. Retrieved April 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 "Camp Hill Station". The Harrisburgh Telegraph. February 16, 1931. p. 16. Retrieved April 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Mooney, Erin (August 9, 1996). "Septa Hears A Cry From Suburbs Bucks And Montco Residents Denounced Plans To Curtail Bus And Train Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 9, 2016.


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