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.[4] 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.[5] The historic station building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.[6]
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 The former Reading Railroad station depot at Lansdale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 838 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | February 7, 1903[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | July 26, 1931[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 1,424 boardings 1,153 alightings (weekday average)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 8 of 146 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Philadelphia & Reading Railway: Lansdale Passenger Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°14′35″N 75°17′07″W / 40.2431°N 75.2852°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1903 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 100007217 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designated | December 21, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In FY 2013, Lansdale station had a weekday average of 1396 boardings and 1272 alightings.[7]
The station features a 178-space parking lot and a 660-space parking garage.[8] The parking garage at Lansdale station opened on April 17, 2017, offering hundreds of additional parking spaces at the station.[9] 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 train station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 2021 as the Philadelphia & Reading Railway: Lansdale Passenger Station.[10]
Gallery
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Lansdale station in 2007 -
Interior of station building -
Parking garage
References
edit- ^ "New Station is Opened". The Buffalo Enquirer. February 7, 1903. p. 6. Retrieved April 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ Existing Railroad Stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- ^ "Reading Railway System, Condensed Time-Table". Official Guide of the Railways. 82 (8). National Railway Publication Company. January 1950.
- ^ "Weekly listing". National Park Service.
- ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
- ^ "Lansdale Station". SEPTA. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Stamm, Dan (April 17, 2017). "SEPTA Adds Hundreds of Parking Spots to Montgomery County Regional Rail Station". Philadelphia, PA: WCAU-TV. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places (Weekly List; December 16, 2021)
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