Fortuna station is a station along the

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. It is located near the corner of North Broad Street and Cowpath Road ( Route 463) in Hatfield,

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. Cowpath Road was originally an actual cow path. In FY 2013, Fortuna station had a weekday average of 60 boardings and 103 alightings. As part of an out of court settlement with the owners of a cow killed by a

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train at the crossing, the station was named Fortuna in honor of the deceased cow.

Station layout

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External links

SEPTA – Fortuna StationDecember 28, 2001 Bob Vogel photo (NYC Subways.org)

Station from Cowpath Road from Google Maps Street View
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fortuna (Septa Station) SEPTA Regional Rail stations Stations on the Doylestown Line Railway stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania