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'''Southampton''' is an abandoned train station located on Second Street Pike ([[Pennsylvania Route 232|PA-232]]) near Knowles Avenue in [[Upper Southampton Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Southampton]], [[Pennsylvania]]. The station, built in 1892, was a stop on the [[Reading Railroad]]'s Newtown Line. It later became a part of [[SEPTA]]'s [[R8 (SEPTA)#R8 Fox Chase|R8 Newtown Line]]. The station, and all of those north of [[Fox Chase (SEPTA station)|Fox Chase]], was closed in February 1983 |
'''Southampton''' is an abandoned train station located on Second Street Pike ([[Pennsylvania Route 232|PA-232]]) near Knowles Avenue in [[Upper Southampton Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Southampton]], [[Pennsylvania]]. The station, built in 1892, was a stop on the [[Reading Railroad]]'s Newtown Line. It later became a part of [[SEPTA]]'s [[R8 (SEPTA)#R8 Fox Chase|R8 Newtown Line]]. The station, and all of those north of [[Fox Chase (SEPTA station)|Fox Chase]], was closed in February 1983 was "temporarily" at that time, and the station still appears in publicly posted tariffs. There are ongoing efforts to raise funds for the station's restoration.<ref>[http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-10042006-722467.html Train station's restoration to cost $350,000] Bucks County Courier Times, Oct. 4, 2006</ref> |
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==Fire== |
==Fire== |
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Revision as of 16:04, 18 October 2007
Southampton is an abandoned train station located on Second Street Pike (PA-232) near Knowles Avenue in Upper Southampton, Pennsylvania. The station, built in 1892, was a stop on the Reading Railroad's Newtown Line. It later became a part of SEPTA's R8 Newtown Line. The station, and all of those north of Fox Chase, was closed in February 1983, due to SEPTA’s desire for all-electric rail operations (electrification ends at the Fox Chase station). Service in the diesel-only territory north of Fox Chase was "temporarily suspended" at that time, and the Southampton station still appears in publicly posted tariffs. There are ongoing efforts to raise funds for the station's restoration.[1]
Fire
On January 2 1982, the crossing at Second Street Pike just south of Southampton station was the site of a fiery crash between a train, a gasoline truck, and a car.[2] Locals noted that the crossing signal equipment had not been working properly, prompting critics to note if SEPTA was maintaining the safety of the line. SEPTA replaced the signal equipment with gates and larger flashing lights, but service ceased just 13 months after the fire. [3]
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