Churchville | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Churchville station site in 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Knowles Avenue and Bustleton Pike Churchville, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°11′06″N 75°00′49″W / 40.1849°N 75.0137°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 25 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1878 (RDG), 1892 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | January 18, 1983[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | no | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Churchville Train Station, Philadelphia and Reading Railroad | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Churchville station in July 2012. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 185 acres (74.9 ha) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Part of | Churchville Historic District (ID95000887[2]) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | July 21, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Churchville station is a former train station in Churchville, Pennsylvania. Still owned by SEPTA and located on Knowles Avenue and Bustleton Pike, it is now a leased private residence.
The station was built in 1892, and served as a stop on the Reading Railroad's Newtown Line. It replaced another structure built in 1878. It was later taken over by SEPTA and served as a stop on the Fox Chase/Newtown Line.
- ^ Kennedy, Sara (October 21, 1983). "SEPTA to Boost Rail Service 13%". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1–2. Retrieved July 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
