Narberth station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Narberth, Pennsylvania. Located at Haverford and Narberth Avenues in Narberth, Pennsylvania, it serves most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains with the exception of several express runs.
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 The Narberth station as seen from the western end of the Thorndale-bound platform in December 2012. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 211 Elmwood Avenue, Narberth, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°00′17″N 75°15′41″W / 40.0047°N 75.2615°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Amtrak[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | SEPTA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Amtrak Keystone Corridor (Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  SEPTA City Bus: 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 111 spaces (daily) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 3 racks (15 spaces) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | September 11, 1915[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 714 boardings 713 alightings (weekday average)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 31 of 146 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station was rebuilt around 1980 in a minimalist style common to that era, replacing a dilapidated wooden structure, under an agreement between SEPTA and the Narberth Borough Council, championed by Narberth Councilman Bharat Bhargava. The Ivy Ridge station was also built in the same style. A train crash occurred on the curve here on November 21, 1984 injuring 150 people.[4]
The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 6:15 a.m. to 1:35 p.m. excluding holidays. There are 111 parking spaces at the station, with 3 bicycle racks accommodating up to 15 bicycles.
This station is in fare zone 2 and is 6.8 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2017, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 714, and the average total weekday alightings was 713.[5]
Station layout
editNarberth has two low-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.
References
edit- ^ "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ "Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R." The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "AROUND THE NATION; Failure to Post a Flag Cited in Train Crash". The New York Times. 28 November 1984. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. p. 43-46.
External links
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Media related to Narberth (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons- SEPTA – Narberth station
- Page with historical pictures of station
- Station from Google StreetView
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