Newtown | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Former railroad station | |||||||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Penn Street Newtown, Pennsylvania. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°13′36″N 74°55′52″W / 40.2266°N 74.9312°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Terminal station | ||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | station shed (demolished) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | February 4, 1878[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | January 18, 1983[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | no | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Newtown Station is a defunct railroad station in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Built by the Reading Railroad, it later served SEPTA Regional Rail's Fox Chase/Newtown Line. SEPTA closed the station in 1983.
Feb. 2, 1878 – Excursion with two trains of 10 cars each opens Philadelphia, Newtown & New York Railroad extension from Fox Chase to Newtown; revenue service begins Feb. 4; operated by PRR with through trains to West Philadelphia Station