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Valley Forge Park
Former SEPTA regional rail station
General information
Other namesPort Kennedy
LocationSullivan's Trail, near Trooper Road and US 422 in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°06′23″N 75°25′16″W / 40.10639°N 75.42111°W / 40.10639; -75.42111 (Valley Forge Park Station)
Owned byPennsylvania Department of Transportation and Conrail
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks3
Construction
AccessibleNo
History
OpenedJuly 4, 1976
ClosedJuly 26, 1981
ElectrifiedNo
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Valley ForgeClosed 1981toward Pottsville Pottsville Line Norristown T.C.toward Reading Terminal
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Valley Forgetoward Pottsville Main Line Abramstoward Philadelphia
Location

Valley Forge Park station (also known as Port Kennedy station) is a former train station in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The station is visible from Sullivan's Bridge in the Valley Forge National Historic Park. Valley Forge Park station was originally built by the Reading Railroad as Port Kennedy station, and later served the SEPTA diesel service extending from the Norristown section of the Manayunk/Norristown Line to Pottsville. Service was originally suspended prior to SEPTA taking over from Reading Railroad but was opened in 1976 for the American bicentennial. In 1981, the station was closed again when SEPTA discontinued the diesel service.

References

  1. "Rail Service Marks End of an Era". The News Herald. Perkasie, Pennsylvania. July 29, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. "Port Kennedy Rail Station Revitalization". March 20, 2020.


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