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Bryn Athyn station 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, 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 Bryn Athyn station still appears in publicly posted [[tariff]]s. |
Bryn Athyn station 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, 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 Bryn Athyn station still appears in publicly posted [[tariff]]s. |
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Though rail service was initially replaced with a Fox Chase-Newtown shuttle bus, patronage remained light. The replacement bus service was far slower and less convenient than the train service it replaced, resulting in the shuttle bus being very unpopular. In addition, the shuttle did not drop off passengers at the Fox Chase Station site directly, nor did it attempt to make tight connections with departing an and arriving R8 trains. The reality was that the traveling public never saw a bus service as a suitable replacement for a rail service, a point pro-rail advocate continue to push. |
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The building is now used as a post office and a community building. The former station retains its SEPTA signage that were in place when the station closed in 1983. |
The building is now used as a post office and a community building. The former station retains its SEPTA signage that were in place when the station closed in 1983. |
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Revision as of 15:42, 27 March 2009
Bryn Athyn is an abandoned train station located on Fetters Mill Road in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, not far from the Pennypack Creek. The station, built in 1902, was a stop on the Reading Railroad's Newtown Line. On December 5, 1921, the stretch of track between Bryn Athyn and Southampton stations was the site of the Reading Railroad's deadliest accident to that date, when two trains met in a head-on collision, killing 27 and injuring 70.[1]
Bryn Athyn station 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 Bryn Athyn station still appears in publicly posted tariffs.
Though rail service was initially replaced with a Fox Chase-Newtown shuttle bus, patronage remained light. The replacement bus service was far slower and less convenient than the train service it replaced, resulting in the shuttle bus being very unpopular. In addition, the shuttle did not drop off passengers at the Fox Chase Station site directly, nor did it attempt to make tight connections with departing an and arriving R8 trains. The reality was that the traveling public never saw a bus service as a suitable replacement for a rail service, a point pro-rail advocate continue to push.
The building is now used as a post office and a community building. The former station retains its SEPTA signage that were in place when the station closed in 1983.
Notes
- ^ "21 Persons Killed in Reading Wreck". New York Times. December 6 1921. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
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