Schuylkill Haven station

Schuylkill Haven station is a former railroad station in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania. It was located at 12 West Main Street, which is currently occupied by the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad office building.[4]

Schuykill Haven
Former SEPTA regional rail station
Schuylkill Haven station in 2018
General information
Location12 West Main
Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
Coordinates40.3741°N 76.1021°W / 40.3741; -76.1021
Owned byReading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad[2]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleNo
History
Opened1842
ClosedJune 30, 1981[3]
Rebuilt1901
ElectrifiedNo
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Pottsville
Terminus
 Pottsville Line Auburn
toward Reading Terminal
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Connor
toward Pottsville
 Main Line Landingville
toward Philadelphia
Cressona
toward Glen Dower
 Glen Dower Branch Terminus
Schuylkill Haven station

The station was originally built by the Reading Railroad, and later served the SEPTA diesel service line that extended from the Norristown section of the Manayunk/Norristown Line to Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The station was taken out of service in 1981, when SEPTA cancelled its diesel service.

References
  1. "What about the old train station?" (PDF). Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  2. "Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad" (PDF).
  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
  4. "Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad" (PDF).
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