Conshohocken station
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 Conshohocken station in November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 10 Washington Street, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°04′20″N 75°18′31″W / 40.0721°N 75.3086°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Norristown Branch | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  SEPTA Suburban Bus: 95, 97 Schuylkill River Trail | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 95 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Electrified | February 5, 1933[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 771 boardings 747 alightings (weekday average)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 27 of 146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conshohocken station is a station located along the SEPTA Manayunk/Norristown Line. The station, located below Fayette Street, at Washington and Harry Streets in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, includes a 95-space parking lot. In FY 2013, Conshohocken station had a weekday average of 646 boardings and 682 alightings.[3]
Station layout
[edit]The station currently consists of two high-level side platforms and shelters to protect riders. The station building at the former low-level station, which was a trailer, was only open weekdays during the morning and early afternoon. Tickets could be purchased at the station during these times only. There is no ticket office at the current station.[4] SEPTA's station should not be confused with the station building on the abandoned Pennsylvania Railroad Schuylkill Branch, which is now the Schuylkill River Trail. This building, located a short distance away up Harry Street, is now a privately owned café and does not sell tickets.
Station rebuilding
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In 2018, SEPTA proposed a new station would be built downline (towards Norristown) from the current station. This new station includes a larger awning on the inbound platform, high platforms to allow level entry to the train, and ADA compliance. The projects estimated cost was $13.25 Million, and was originally set to be complete in winter 2022. The new station opened on November 6, 2023.
References
[edit]- ^ "New Electric Schedule". The Scranton Times. February 4, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
- ^ "SEPTA | Conshohocken Station".
External links
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- SEPTA – Conshohocken station
- Station from Fayette Street from Google Maps Street View
- Old Reading Depot image (Existing Railroad Stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania)
- ^ LeStourgeon, Colin (2021-04-18). "Construction Progresses On New Conshohocken Train Station". Philadelphia YIMBY. Retrieved 2023-10-09.