Valley Forge station

Valley Forge
Former SEPTA regional rail station
Valley Forge Train Station in 2018
Location Valley Forge Rd (PA 23) and River Rd
Valley Forge National Historic Park
Coordinates 40°06′07″N 75°27′36″W / 40.102°N 75.4601°W / 40.102; -75.4601
Construction
Disabled access no
History
Opened 1911
Closed 1981
Electrified no
Former services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
Norristown Line
Closed 1981
toward Pottsville
Reading Railroad
Port Kennedy
toward Norristown
Main Line
toward Pottsville

Valley Forge station is a former railroad station at the Valley Forge park in Pennsylvania. The station was completed in 1911 by the Reading Railroad and was the point of entry to the park for travelers who came by rail through the 1950s from Philadelphia, 23.7 miles (38.1 km) distant.[1] The station building was restored in 2009 and is now being used as a museum and information center that offers visitors a better understanding of Washington's headquarters and the village of Valley Forge.[2] Constructed of the same type stone as Washington's Headquarters, the building was erected on a large man-made embankment overlooking the headquarters site.

Near the Visitor Center is another station at Port Kennedy, on the same line. Also owned by the park, the station, both platforms and the former parking area are in a state of disrepair.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Official Guide of the Railways. New York: National Railway Publication Co., February, 1956.
  2. ↑ Petersen, Nancy (January 3, 2007). "A new view of Valley Forge". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  3. ↑ Train Station
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