Narberth station (SEPTA)
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The Narberth station as seen from the western end of the Thorndale-bound platform in December 2012. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location |
3 Narbeth Avenue & Haverford Avenue Narberth, PA 19072 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°00′17″N 75°15′41″W / 40.0047°N 75.2615°WCoordinates: 40°00′17″N 75°15′41″W / 40.0047°N 75.2615°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Amtrak[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | SEPTA City Bus: 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 111 spaces (daily) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 3 racks (15 spaces) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | September 11, 1915[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers (2011) | 866[3] (weekday boardings) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Narberth station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Narberth, Pennsylvania. Located at Haverford and Narberth Avenues in Narberth, Pennsylvania, it serves most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains with the exception of several express runs.
The station was rebuilt around 1980 in a minimalist style common to that era, replacing a dilapidated wooden structure, under an agreement between SEPTA and the Narberth Borough Council, championed by Narberth Councilman Bharat Bhargava. The Ivy Ridge station was also built in the same style.
The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 6:15 a.m. to 1:35 p.m. excluding holidays. There are 111 parking spaces at the station, with 3 bicycle racks accommodating up to 15 bicycles.
This station is in fare zone 2 and is 6.8 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2003, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 866, and the average total weekday alightings was 716.[3]
References
- ↑ "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ↑ Tatnall, Frank (Fall 2015). "A Century of Catenary". Classic Trains. 16 (3): 26.
- 1 2 "Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 71–72. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
External links
- Media related to Narberth (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- SEPTA - Narberth Station
- An interactive aerial perspective at Visual Earth
- Page with historical pictures of station
- Station from Google Maps Street View