Cynwyd station (SEPTA) explained

Cynwyd
Style:SEPTA
Style2:SEPTA Regional Rail
Symbol Location:SEPTA
Symbol:SEPTA
Address:1 East Montgomery Avenue
Borough:Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.0067°N -75.2319°W
Owned:SEPTA
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Parking:17 spaces[1]
Bicycle:2 rack spaces
Accessible:Yes
Zone:2[2]
Electrified:1930[3]
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Other Services Header:Former services
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:14

Cynwyd station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. Located at Conshohocken State Road (PA 23) and Bala Avenue, it is the last station along the Cynwyd Line. The station includes a 41-space parking lot.

Service formerly continued farther northwest, crossing the Schuylkill River via the massive Manayunk Bridge, and ultimately terminating at Ivy Ridge station. This service ended in September 1986 when the integrity of the Manayunk Bridge was questioned. The massive span was shedding pieces of concrete due to spalling. Further investigation by Urban Engineers determined that the bridge was safe and only needed surface work to end the spalling. In 1999, construction finished on a project to stabilize and refurbish the bridge, but train service did not resume as expected.[4]

SEPTA received criticism for refusing to reinstate service north of Cynwyd after the Manayunk Bridge 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[5] and Ivy Ridge Trail, respectively.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cynwyd Station . July 20, 2023 . . en-US.
  2. Web site: August 21, 2022 . Cynwyd Line Timetable . July 20, 2023 . SEPTA.
  3. News: Electric Lines Opened by Pennsy . September 9, 2020 . The Altoona Mirror . July 21, 1930 . 3. Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: Pennsylvania Railroad, Manayunk Bridge . Spivey . Justin M. . April 2000 . Historic American Engineering Record . Library of Congress . Washington,D.C. . January 31, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024071127/http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/pa/pa3700/pa3761/data/pa3761data.pdf . October 24, 2012 .
  5. Web site: Cynwyd Heritage Trail . October 21, 2010 . May 7, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100507074351/http://www.ivyridgegreen.org/category/cynwyd-heritage-trail/ . dead .
  6. Web site: Ivy Ridge Green . 2010-10-21 . 2011-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726200654/http://www.ivyridgegreen.org/2010/06/ . dead .