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Service in the diesel-only territory north of Fox Chase was "temporarily suspended" on January 13, 1983 due to failing RDC equipment and SEPTA’s desire for all-electric rail operations (electrification was extended as far as Fox Chase station by the City of Philadelphia in 1966). Although rail service beyond Fox Chase was initially replaced with a Fox Chase-Newtown shuttle bus, patronage remained light. The traveling public never saw a bus service as a suitable replacement for a rail service, and the Fox Chase-Newtown shuttle bus service ended in 1999. There are no plans to reinstate service (a point of heated contention for both Board Supervisors and residents in Bucks County insisting on the return of regular service)<ref>[http://www.topix.com/city/quakertown-pa/2009/04/bucks-montgomery-counties-resubmit-commuter-rail-plan topix.com]</ref>, and Fox Chase remains the official end of the Newtown line. |
Service in the diesel-only territory north of Fox Chase was "temporarily suspended" on January 13, 1983 due to failing RDC equipment and SEPTA’s desire for all-electric rail operations (electrification was extended as far as Fox Chase station by the City of Philadelphia in 1966). Although rail service beyond Fox Chase was initially replaced with a Fox Chase-Newtown shuttle bus, patronage remained light. The traveling public never saw a bus service as a suitable replacement for a rail service, and the Fox Chase-Newtown shuttle bus service ended in 1999. There are no plans to reinstate service (a point of heated contention for both Board Supervisors and residents in Bucks County insisting on the return of regular service)<ref>[http://www.topix.com/city/quakertown-pa/2009/04/bucks-montgomery-counties-resubmit-commuter-rail-plan topix.com]</ref>, and Fox Chase remains the official end of the Newtown line. |
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In the ensuing years, there has been interest in resuming passenger service by Bucks County officials. Neighboring [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]] officials are supportive of re-thinking the rail corridor as well, though the belief within SEPTA management is that the section through [[Lorimer Park]] and Walnut Hill Station (the only sparsely populated section along the railway) will never generate enough riders to be feasible. In September 2009, the [[Southampton, Pennsylvania|Southampton-based]] Pennsylvania Transit Expansion Coalition (PA-TEC) began discussions with the towns along the railway, as well as SEPTA officials, to resume passenger service.<ref>[http://www.r8newtown.com/ r8newtown.com]</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:59, 9 January 2010
Fox Chase | |
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| SEPTA regional rail station | |
 Fox Chase station | |
| General information | |
| Location | 442 Rhawn Street Philadelphia, PA 19111 |
| Coordinates | 40°04′36″N 75°04′57″W / 40.076643°N 75.082487°W |
| Owned by | SEPTA |
| Line(s) | Lua error in Module:Adjacent_stations at line 430: "title" is missing from the data page. |
| Platforms | 2 Spanish solution |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Connections | SEPTA Bus |
| Construction | |
| Parking | 342 Spaces |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| History | |
| Electrified | yes |
| Previous names | Reading Railroad |
| Services | |
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Fox Chase is the terminus of SEPTA's R8 Fox Chase Regional Rail line. It is located just west of the intersection of Rhawn Street and Rockwell Avenue in the Fox Chase section of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The station, which has the largest number of parking spaces of any on the line (342), is the closest regional rail stop to the neighborhoods of Fox Chase, Bustleton, and Pine Valley. It is also used by residents of Rockledge and Huntingdon Valley in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
In the fall of 2009, SEPTA began work on rebuilding the station area and ticket office. Work is expected to be completed by early 2010.[1]
Newtown extension controversy
Before 1983, service continued northward via RDC passenger trains to a terminus in Newtown, Pennsylvania. The crossing at Rhawn Street still exists, but bumpers prevent trains from crossing, and the signals and gates have become inoperable due to deterioration.
Service in the diesel-only territory north of Fox Chase was "temporarily suspended" on January 13, 1983 due to failing RDC equipment and SEPTA’s desire for all-electric rail operations (electrification was extended as far as Fox Chase station by the City of Philadelphia in 1966). Although rail service beyond Fox Chase was initially replaced with a Fox Chase-Newtown shuttle bus, patronage remained light. The traveling public never saw a bus service as a suitable replacement for a rail service, and the Fox Chase-Newtown shuttle bus service ended in 1999. There are no plans to reinstate service (a point of heated contention for both Board Supervisors and residents in Bucks County insisting on the return of regular service)[2], and Fox Chase remains the official end of the Newtown line.
In the ensuing years, there has been interest in resuming passenger service by Bucks County officials. Neighboring Montgomery County officials are supportive of re-thinking the rail corridor as well, though the belief within SEPTA management is that the section through Lorimer Park and Walnut Hill Station (the only sparsely populated section along the railway) will never generate enough riders to be feasible. In September 2009, the Southampton-based Pennsylvania Transit Expansion Coalition (PA-TEC) began discussions with the towns along the railway, as well as SEPTA officials, to resume passenger service.[3]
SEPTA City Bus Connections
References
External links
- R8newtown.com - Website advocating resumption of rail service north of Fox Chase
- Current schedule for the SEPTA R8 line
- SEPTA - Fox Chase Station
- Picture of the old station building, circa 1961, before electrification in 1966.
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