Schuylkill Haven station is a former railroad station in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania. It was located at 12 West Main Street, which is currently occupied by the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad office building.[4]
Schuykill Haven | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Former SEPTA regional rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Schuylkill Haven station in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 12 West Main Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°37′43″N 76°10′21″W / 40.6285°N 76.1725°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1842 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | June 30, 1981[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1901 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station was originally built by the Reading Railroad, and later served the SEPTA diesel service line that extended from the Norristown section of the Manayunk/Norristown Line to Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The station was taken out of service in 1981, when SEPTA cancelled its diesel service.
References
edit- ^ "What about the old train station?" (PDF). Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ^ "Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad" (PDF).
- ^ "Rail Service Marks End of an Era". The News Herald. Perkasie, Pennsylvania. July 29, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad" (PDF).
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