Schuylkill Haven station
Appearance
Schuykill Haven | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Former SEPTA regional rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Schuylkill Haven station in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 12 West Main Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°22′27″N 76°06′08″W / 40.3741°N 76.1021°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | June 30, 1981[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Schuylkill Haven station is a former railroad station in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania. It is located at 12 West Main Street is currently occupied by the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad as an office building.[4]
The station was originally built by the Reading Railroad, and later served the SEPTA diesel service line that extended from the Norristown section of the Manayunk/Norristown Line to Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The station was taken out of service in 1981, when SEPTA cancelled its diesel service.
Gallery
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Schuylkill Haven station south view
References
- ^ "What about the old train station?" (PDF). Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad" (PDF).
- ^ "Rail Service Marks End of an Era". The News Herald. Perkasie, Pennsylvania. July 29, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad" (PDF).