Schuylkill Haven station

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

Schuykill Haven
Former SEPTA regional rail station
Schuylkill Haven station in 2018
Location12 West Main
Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania[1]
Coordinates40.3741°N 76.1021°W / 40.3741; -76.1021
Owned byReading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad[2]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Disabled accessNo
History
ClosedJune 30, 1981[3]
ElectrifiedNo
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Franklin Street
toward Reading Terminal
 Norristown Line Pottsville
Terminus
Auburn
toward Reading Terminal
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Dock
toward Norristown
 Main Line Cressona
toward Pottsville

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.

  • Schuylkill Haven station south view
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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.
  4. "Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad" (PDF).
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