Oreland station

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]

Oreland
Oreland station in September 2012
General information
Location	Bridge Street & Pennsylvania Avenue Oreland, PA 19075
Coordinates	40.1181°N 75.1839°W / 40.1181; -75.1839
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	SEPTA Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1890
Rebuilt	July 26, 1931[1]
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station North Hills toward 30th Street Station Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Fort Washington toward Doylestown Fellwick Closed 1996 toward Doylestown
Former services Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station North Hills toward Philadelphia Bethlehem Branch Fellwick toward Bethlehem Flourtown toward Conshohocken Plymouth Branch Terminus
Location

Station layout

Oreland has two low-level side platforms.

References

1. "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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

External links

• SEPTA – Oreland station
• Station from Bridge Street from Google Maps Street View