Phoenixville station

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Phoenixville
Former SEPTA regional rail station
General information
Location4 Bridge Street
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°08′04″N 75°30′35″W / 40.1345°N 75.5098°W / 40.1345; -75.5098
Owned by"Columbia Station"[1][2]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleNo
History
ClosedJuly 26, 1981[3]
ElectrifiedNo
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Royersford
Closed 1981
toward Pottsville
Pottsville Line Valley Forge
Closed 1981
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Mingo
toward Pottsville
Main Line Perkiomen Junction
Terminus Pickering Valley Railroad Main Street, Phoenixville
toward Byers

Phoenixville station is a former train station in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. Located at 4 Bridge Street in Phoenixville, it is currently used for offices.[1][2]

About 300 feet (100m) of abandoned Pickering Valley Railroad track remains in Phoenixville.

Phoenixville station was originally built by the Reading Railroad, and later served the SEPTA diesel service extending from the Norristown section of the Manayunk/Norristown Line to Pottsville. It was taken out of service in 1981, when SEPTA discontinued the diesel service. The station was also the terminus of the Pickering Valley Railroad to Eagle.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Robert Ryan Catering". Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Wedding Wire: Columbia Station". Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  3. ^ "Rail Service Marks End of an Era". The News Herald. Perkasie, Pennsylvania. July 29, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon