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(Redirected from Reading Railroad Phoenixville Station) Former train station in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania This article is about the former Reading Railroad and SEPTA Regional Rail station. For the former Pennsylvania Railroad station, see Phoenixville station (Pennsylvania Railroad).

Phoenixville
Former SEPTA regional rail station
Single-story brick building with tower in the centerThe former station building 2024
General information
Location4 Bridge Street
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°08′04″N 75°30′35″W / 40.1345°N 75.5098°W / 40.1345; -75.5098
Owned by"Columbia Station"
Line(s)Harrisburg Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleNo
History
ClosedJuly 26, 1981
ElectrifiedNo
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
RoyersfordClosed 1981toward Pottsville Pottsville Line Valley ForgeClosed 1981toward Reading Terminal
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Mingotoward Pottsville Main Line Perkiomen Junctiontoward Philadelphia
Terminus Pickering Valley Railroad Main Street, Phoenixvilletoward Byers
Location

Phoenixville station is a former train station in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. Located at 4 Bridge Street in Phoenixville, it is currently used for offices.

Phoenixville station was originally built by the Reading Railroad, and later served the SEPTA diesel service extending from the Norristown section of the Manayunk/Norristown Line to Pottsville. It was taken out of service in 1981, when SEPTA discontinued the diesel service. The station was also the terminus of the Pickering Valley Railroad to Eagle.

References

  1. ^ "Robert Ryan Catering". Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  2. ^ "Wedding Wire: Columbia Station". Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  3. "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
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