Manayunk West station

Manayunk West, often just Manayunk, was a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Manayunk, Philadelphia. It was located on ex-Pennsylvania Railroad Schuylkill Branch and served by SEPTA's Ivy Ridge Line commuter trains. The station stood at the corner of Dupont and High, a short distance from the ex-Reading Company station at Manayunk. SEPTA suspended service beyond Cynwyd on May 27, 1986, because of poor track conditions and concerns about the Manayunk Bridge.[3] The station has since been demolished.[4]

Manayunk West
Line(s)Schuylkill Branch
History
ClosedMay 16, 1986[1]
ElectrifiedJuly 20, 1930[2]
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Ivy Ridge
Terminus
Ivy Ridge Line Barmouth
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Shawmont
toward Hawes Avenue
Schuylkill Branch Barmouth

References

  1. "Ivy Ridge Station Will Be Back on Line". The Philadelphia Daily News. August 22, 1986. p. 8. Retrieved February 3, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Electric Lines Opened by Pennsy". The Altoona Mirror. July 21, 1930. p. 3. Retrieved September 9, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE SUCCESSORS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY AND THEIR HISTORICAL CONTEXT: 1980-1989" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society.
  4. Maule, Bradley (July 16, 2014). "Starting The Second Life Of A Manayunk Icon". Hidden City Philadelphia. Retrieved August 14, 2016.


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