Rydal station explained

Rydal
Style:SEPTA
Style2:SEPTA Regional Rail
Symbol Location:septa
Symbol:septa
Address:Susquehanna Road and Washington Lane
Abington Township, Pennsylvania 19006
Coordinates:40.1075°N -75.1107°W
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Parking:43
Opened:1888
Electrified:July 26, 1931[1]
Accessible:No
Zone:3
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Other Services Header:Former services
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:14

Rydal station is a station along the SEPTA West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey. It is located at Susquehanna Road and Old Valley Road in the Rydal neighborhood of Abington Township, Pennsylvania. In FY 2013, Rydal station had a weekday average of 147 boardings and 138 alightings.[2] The station has off-street parking and now houses a post office.

Rydal station was originally built in 1888 by the Reading Railroad,[3] and is located on the north side of the tracks off of Susquehanna Road. An open sheltered shed can be found on Washington Lane, and the intersection of Washington Lane and Susquehanna Road can be found east of the shed beneath an 11'6" bridge under the tracks.

Station layout

Rydal has two low-level side platforms.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Reading Installs Electric Service . August 22, 2020 . The Philadelphia Inquirer . July 26, 1931 . 8. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142611/http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf . 2014-08-12 .  
  3. http://www.west2k.com/pastations/montgomerypa.shtml Existing Railroad Stations in Montgomery County