Chalfont station

Chalfont station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Chalfont, Pennsylvania. Located at Sunset Avenue and Main Street, it serves the Lansdale/Doylestown Line. In FY 2013, Chalfont station had a weekday average of 136 boardings and 143 alightings.[3] The station has a small shelter with overhead heat lamps that can be activated in the winter.

Not to be confused with Chalfont & Latimer station.
Chalfont
General information
Location13 Sunset Avenue
Chalfont, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40.288°N 75.209°W / 40.288; -75.209
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsLocal Transit BCT: DART West
Construction
Parking56 free/48 with permits
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931[1]
Key dates
September 16, 1909Station depot burned[2]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Link Belt
toward 30th Street Station
 Lansdale/​Doylestown Line New Britain
toward Doylestown
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Colmar
toward Lansdale
 Doylestown Branch New Britain
toward Doylestown

Station layout
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All trains ←      Lansdale/​Doylestown Line toward Doylestown (New Britain)
←      Lansdale/​Doylestown Line toward 30th Street Station (Link Belt) →
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Street level Exit/entrance and parking

References
  1. "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Chalfont Station Burned". The Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader. September 16, 1909. p. 13. Retrieved July 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
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