Lansdale station, also known as the Lansdale Transportation Center, is a

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station in

Lansdale, Pennsylvania Lansdale is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a densely-populated commuter town, with many residents traveling daily to Philadelphia using SEPTA Regional Rail's Lansdale/Doylestown Line. In 1900, 2,754 people live ...

. Located at Main Street ( PA 63) and Green Street, it serves the

Lansdale/Doylestown Line The Lansdale/Doylestown Line is a SEPTA Regional Rail line connecting Center City Philadelphia to Doylestown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Until 1981, diesel-powered trains continued on the Bethlehem Branch from Lansdale to Quakertown, Bet ...

. It was originally built in 1902 by the Reading Company, opening on February 7, 1903; a freight house was added in 1909. Historically, the station hosted the '' Interstate Express'' (north to Syracuse) and the ''Scranton Flyer'' (north to

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). Additionally, the station served commuter trains on the Reading's branch to

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until service was ended in 1981. The historic station building was listed on the

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in 2021. In FY 2013, Lansdale station had a weekday average of 1396 boardings and 1272 alightings. The station features a 178-space parking lot and a 660-space parking garage. The parking garage at Lansdale station opened on April 17, 2017, offering hundreds of additional parking spaces at the station. Lansdale station is near the

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plant, originally built by the RDG. The station interior was formerly home to an

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, and Italian deli called "A Little Something Nice". Lansdale station was formerly an important transfer point between electric and Budd Rail Diesel Car (RDCs) service to points north, such as Quakertown,

, and

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. RDC service on the

Bethlehem Line The Bethlehem Line was a SEPTA Regional Rail service on the former Reading Company Bethlehem Branch between Lansdale and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Some trains continued over the electrified Lansdale/Doylestown Line to the Reading Terminal in Phil ...

was eliminated in 1981 due to budget cuts. Proposals for service restoration to Quakertown have been floated around since the late 1990s, but nothing has gone past the discussion phase. Service restoration beyond Quakertown is no longer generally considered a feasible option, due to SEPTA's leasing of the railroad

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for use as an interim walking trail beyond Quakertown. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 2021 as the Philadelphia & Reading Railway: Lansdale Passenger Station.National Register of Historic Places (Weekly List; December 16, 2021)
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Station layout

Gallery

File:Lansdale, Pennsylvania Train Station.jpg, Lansdale station in 2007 File:Lansdale SEPTA station waiting room.jpeg, Interior of station building File:Lansdale station garage entrance, July 2017.jpg, Parking garage

References

External links

JPMueller99 Flickr Photos #1
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Station from Main Street from Google Maps Street View
{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Lansdale, Pennsylvania SEPTA Regional Rail stations Former Reading Company stations Railway stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Stations on the SEPTA Main Line Railway stations in the United States opened in 1903 National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania