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Oreland station

Coordinates: 40°07′05″N 75°11′02″W / 40.1181°N 75.1839°W / 40.1181; -75.1839
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Oreland
Oreland station in September 2012
General information
LocationBridge Street & Pennsylvania Avenue
Oreland, PA 19075
Coordinates40°07′05″N 75°11′02″W / 40.1181°N 75.1839°W / 40.1181; -75.1839
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)SEPTA Main Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1890
RebuiltJuly 26, 1931[1]
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
North Hills Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Fort Washington
toward Doylestown
Fellwick
Closed 1996
toward Doylestown
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
North Hills Bethlehem Branch Fellwick
toward Bethlehem
Flourtown Plymouth Branch Terminus
Location
Map

Oreland station is a railroad station along the SEPTA Lansdale/Doylestown Line near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The station, located at the intersection of Bridge Street and Bruce Road, includes a 99-space parking lot. In FY 2013, Oreland station had a weekday average of 276 boardings and 256 alightings.[2] The current station was built by the Reading Railroad (RDG) in 1931, as a replacement for a station built in 1890.[3]

Station layout

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Oreland has two low-level side platforms.

References

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  1. ^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2014.  (539 KB)
  3. ^ Existing stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
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