Valley Forge Park station explained

Valley Forge Park
Other Name:Port Kennedy
Style:SEPTA
Style2:SEPTA Former
Type:Former SEPTA regional rail station
Address:Sullivan's Trail, near Trooper Road and US 422 in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.1064°N -75.4211°W
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:3
Opened:July 4, 1976
Closed:July 26, 1981[1]
Electrified:No
Accessible:No
Owned:Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Conrail
Other Services Header:Former services
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:14

Valley Forge Park station (also known as Port Kennedy station) is a former train station in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The station is visible from Sullivan's Bridge in the Valley Forge National Historic Park. Valley Forge Park station was originally built by the Reading Railroad as Port Kennedy station, and later served the SEPTA diesel service extending from the Norristown section of the Manayunk/Norristown Line to Pottsville. Service was originally suspended prior to SEPTA taking over from Reading Railroad but was opened in 1976 for the American bicentennial.[2] In 1981, the station was closed again when SEPTA discontinued the diesel service.

Port Kennedy Station and Hotel 1907.jpg|Port Kennedy station and hotel in 1907

Notes and References

  1. News: Rail Service Marks End of an Era . February 4, 2020 . The News Herald . July 29, 1981 . . 1. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Port Kennedy Rail Station Revitalization. March 20, 2020.