Woodmont station

Woodmont station is a former railroad station in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania. It was located on Byberry Road and Reading Way in Lower Moreland Township, Pennsylvania. It formerly served the Reading Railroad's Newtown Line.

Woodmont
General information
Location	Byberry Road and Reading Way Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania 19009
Coordinates	40°09′28″N 75°04′20″W / 40.15769°N 75.0722°W / 40.15769; -75.0722
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
History
Closed	1966 (approximately)
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station Bryn Athyn toward Philadelphia Newtown Branch Southampton toward Newtown

History

Woodmont station was an early closure on the Newtown line, with trains bypassing the stop by the late 1960s. All traces of the former Woodmont station were removed by the 1970s.^{[citation needed]} The Newtown line itself became a part of SEPTA's Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line, which ceased operation on January 14, 1983,^[1] due to failing diesel train equipment. Surviving trackage has been removed and replaced with a rail-trail.

References

1. newtownline.pa-tec.org/history

External links

• Newtown Line.pa-tec.org – PA-TEC study on resuming SEPTA commuter service between Fox Chase and Newtown
• Woodmont, Pennsylvania website