Rydal station

Rydal station is a station along the SEPTA West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey. It is located at Susquehanna Road and Old Valley Road in the Rydal neighborhood of Abington Township, Pennsylvania. In FY 2013, Rydal station had a weekday average of 147 boardings and 138 alightings.^[2] The station has off-street parking and now houses a post office.

Rydal
General information
Location	Susquehanna Road and Washington Lane Abington Township, Pennsylvania 19006
Coordinates	40.1075°N 75.1107°W / 40.1075; -75.1107
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Neshaminy Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	43
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1888
Electrified	July 26, 1931[1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Noble toward Penn Medicine West Trenton Line Meadowbrook toward West Trenton
Former services Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station Noble toward Philadelphia New York Branch Meadowbrook toward Bound Brook
Location

Rydal station was originally built in 1888 by the Reading Railroad,^[3] and is located on the north side of the tracks off of Susquehanna Road. An open sheltered shed can be found on Washington Lane, and the intersection of Washington Lane and Susquehanna Road can be found east of the shed beneath an 11'6" bridge under the tracks.

Station layout

Rydal 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 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
3. Existing Railroad Stations in Montgomery County

External links

• SEPTA – Rydal station
• Station from Google Maps Street View