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Chalfont station
Chalfont station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Chalfont, Pennsylvania. Located at Sunset Avenue and Main Street, it serves the Lansdale/Doylestown Line. In FY 2013, Chalfont station had a weekday average of 136 boardings and 143 alightings.[3] The station has a small shelter with overhead heat lamps that can be activated in the winter.
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| Location | 13 Sunset Avenue Chalfont, Pennsylvania, USA | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°17′17″N 75°12′32″W / 40.288°N 75.209°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Connections | BCT: DART West | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 56 free/48 with permits | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||||
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| Electrified | July 26, 1931[1] | ||||||||||||
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| September 16, 1909 | Station depot burned[2] | ||||||||||||
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Station layout
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| All trains | ← Lansdale/Doylestown Line toward Doylestown (New Britain) Lansdale/Doylestown Line toward 30th Street Station (Link Belt) → |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left or right | |
| Street level | Exit/entrance and parking |
References
- ^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chalfont Station Burned". The Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader. September 16, 1909. p. 13. Retrieved July 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
External links
- SEPTA – Chalfont Station
- Existing Railroad Stations in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- 2000 Don Dorflinger Photo
- Original Chalfront Station
- Station from Google Maps Street View