Jump to content

Cynwyd station (SEPTA)

Coordinates: 40°00′24″N 75°13′54.5″W / 40.00667°N 75.231806°W / 40.00667; -75.231806
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by DanTD (talk | contribs) at 18:26, 9 June 2015 (Refchapter moved). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Cynwyd
SEPTA regional rail
Cynwyd Station platform
General information
LocationConshohocken State Road & Bala Avenue
Bala Cynwyd, PA
Coordinates40°00′24″N 75°13′54.5″W / 40.00667°N 75.231806°W / 40.00667; -75.231806
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsSEPTA City Bus: 44, 52
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Electrified1930
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
TerminusTemplate:SEPTA lines
(closed 1986)
  Former services  
PRR
Template:PRR lines

Cynwyd is the last station along the Cynwyd Line, in Bala Cynwyd, Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The station, located at Conshohocken State Road (PA 23) and Bala Avenue, includes a 41-space parking lot.

Service continued farther northwest, crossing the Schuylkill River via the massive Manayunk Bridge, and ultimately terminating at Ivy Ridge. This service ended in September 1986 when the integrity of the massive Pencoyd Viaduct was questioned. The massive span was shedding pieces of concrete due to spalling.[1] Further investigation by Urban Engineers determined that the bridge was safe and only needed surface work to end the spalling.[1] In 1999, construction finished on a project to stabilize and refurbish the bridge, but train service did not resume as expected.[1]

SEPTA received criticism for refusing to reinstate service north of Cynwyd after the Pencoyd Viaduct was deemed safe. Plans to re-extend service floated around for approximately a decade until 2008 when SEPTA dismantled the line north of Cynwyd after leasing the line for the Cynwyd Heritage Trail[2] and Ivy Ridge Trail, respectively.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Spivey, Justin M. (April 2000). "Pennsylvania Railroad, Manayunk Bridge" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington,D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  2. ^ Cynwyd Heritage Trail
  3. ^ Ivy Ridge Green