Gwynedd Valley station

The Gwynedd Valley station is a transit station which is located on the SEPTA Lansdale/Doylestown Line. The station, which is situated at the grade crossing of Plymouth Road in Gwynedd Valley (part of Lower Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania), includes a 166-space parking lot.

Gwynedd Valley
Gwynedd Valley station's matching shelter
General information
Location	521 Plymouth Road Gwynedd Valley, PA
Coordinates	40.1849°N 75.2568°W / 40.1849; -75.2568
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	SEPTA Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	118 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1888
Electrified	July 26, 1931[1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Penllyn toward 30th Street Station Lansdale/​Doylestown Line North Wales toward Doylestown
Former services Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station Penllyn toward Philadelphia Bethlehem Branch North Wales toward Bethlehem
Location

In FY 2013, Gwynedd Valley station had a weekday average of 210 boardings and 237 alightings.^[2]

Notes

The train station was featured on the cover of the October 7, 1961 edition of the Saturday Evening Post. The cover was painted by Whitpain Township resident John Falter.

Station layout

Gwynedd Valley has two low-level side platforms.

Gallery

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  Railroad Bridge over Green Ribbon Trail near Gwynedd Valley station

References

1. "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)

External links

• SEPTA – Gwynedd Valley station
• December 28, 2001 Bob Vogel Photo(NYC Subways.org)
• Station from Plymouth Road from Google Maps Street View