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Station Review #96: North Wales (SEPTA)

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North Wales is a station on SEPTA's Lansdale-Doylestown Line. The station is located at 5th and Walnut Street in North Wales, PA.  History It's unknown when the original North Wales station was built, but what is known is that the North Pennsylvania Railroad rebuilt it in 1873. At some point, this station was heavily remodeled by the Reading Railroad, including a removal of the cupola. Despite this, North Wales station remains as one of the few still-operating stations with a usable depot built by the North Pennsylvania Railroad, along with Doylestown   In 2008, North Wale was remodeled again, with the station being made fully accessible while the building remained intact. Tour North Wales station is fully accessible. This means getting to the trains from the platforms is extremely simple and stress free. There are worker shuttles operated from North Wales station, I could find absolutely no information on these.  ...

Station Review #95: North Hills (SEPTA)

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North Hills is a station on SEPTA's Lansdale-Doylestown Line. The station is located at North Hills Avenue in the unincorporated town of North Hills, PA, located in Abington Township.  History North Hills was originally named Edge Hill and established in 1855. The name Edge Hill came from Edge Hill Road, a nearby road and hill. The station had no building until 1871. The station was meant to serve the village of Edge Hill, just north of Glenside.  In 1907, a group of golfers formed the Edge Hill County Club, which they renamed to the North Hills Country Club one year later. This country club was a destination for many of the richest people in the Philadelphia area. The village of Edge Hill started to be called North Hills for this reason.  In 1923, the station was first renamed to North Glenside due to Glenside itself having grown northwards, and then renamed again in 1931 to North Hills. The Reading Railroad then replaced the bridge and old statio...

Station Review #93: Charles W. Dickinson Transportation Center (AMTRAK/PART)

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Charles W. Dickinson Transportation Center, also known as Pottstown Transportation Center, is a bus center located in downtown Pottstown, PA. The station is served by Amtrak and PART buses. History Pottstown was originally a train station on the Reading Railroad's main line, with service between Pottsville and Philadelphia. The original station was built by the Pennsylvania and Reading in 1867, and was only torn down and rebuilt in 1928.   Pottstown station saw service up until 1981, when SEPTA cut back service to Norristown due to a lack of funding for more diesel trains to run with their electric trains in more far flung areas. In 1984, the station building was added to the national register of historic places.  At some point, the bus berths near the former train station started getting called Pottstown Transportation Center. Years later, the station was renamed to Charles W. Dickinson Transportation Center, after Charles W. Dickinson, the founde...

Station Review #92: Plaza Transportation Center (SEPTA)

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Main Building Plaza Transportation Center is a transit center located in King of Prussia, PA, as part of King of Prussia mall. The station is used as the King of Prussia mall stop for many SEPTA bus routes, as well as the Upper Merion Rambler.  Services These bus routes go to Plaza Transportation Center: • 92 - To Paoli and West Chester Transportation Center • 99 - To Norristown Transportation Center • 99 - To Oaks and Phoenixville • 123 - To 69th Street Transportation Center • 124 - To Gulph Mills and Center City • 124 - To Chesterbrook • 125 - To Gulph Mills and Center City • 125 - To Moore Park and Valley Forge • 139 - To Limerick • Upper Merion Rambler - To Bridgeport • Upper Merion Rambler - To Upper Merion Community Center Seven bus routes in total Tour A couple of bus stops Some TVMs The inside of the waiting room The waiting room at Plaza Transportation Center has been closed since 2020.  The other...