Lansdale station

Lansdale
SEPTA Regional Rail station
The former Reading Railroad station depot at Lansdale
Location	101 West Main Street (PA 63) at Green Street Lansdale, Pennsylvania, 19446, USA
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
Line(s)	SEPTA Main Line Doylestown Line
Platforms	2 side platforms 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 96, 132
Construction
Parking	497
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	February 7, 1903[1]
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 Hatfield, PA toward Allentown Lehigh Valley Transit Company Hatfield, PA via Couter and Angle stations toward Allentown Liberty Bell High Speed Line Until 1951 Elm Street via Washington Square, Acorn, and Broad Street stations toward 69th Street Reading Railroad Pennbrook toward Fern Rock Bethlehem Branch Hatfield, PA toward Bethlehem Kneedler 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.^[2] In FY 2013, Lansdale station had a weekday average of 1396 boardings and 1272 alightings.^[3]

The station features a 497-space parking lot, and 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.

References

External links

Media related to Lansdale (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

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