Cynwyd station (SEPTA)

Cynwyd
Cynwyd station platform
General information
Location1 East Montgomery Avenue
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°00′24″N 75°13′55″W / 40.00667°N 75.23194°W / 40.00667; -75.23194
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections
Construction
Parking17 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities2 rack spaces[1]
AccessibleYes[2]
Other information
Fare zone2[2]
History
Opened1890 (1890)
Electrified1930[3]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Terminus Cynwyd Line Bala
toward Suburban Station
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Barmouth
toward Ivy Ridge
 Ivy Ridge Line Bala
toward Suburban Station
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Manayunk
toward Pottsville
 Schuylkill Branch 52nd Street
toward Suburban Station
Barmouth
toward Norristown–Haws Avenue
 Norristown Line Bala
toward Suburban Station
Location
Map

Cynwyd station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. Located at Conshohocken State Road (PA 23) and Bala Avenue, it is the last station along the Cynwyd Line. The station includes a 41-space parking lot.

Service formerly continued farther northwest, crossing the Schuylkill River via the massive Manayunk Bridge, and ultimately terminating at Ivy Ridge station. This service ended in September 1986 when the integrity of the Manayunk Bridge was questioned. The massive span was shedding pieces of concrete due to spalling.[4] Further investigation by Urban Engineers determined that the bridge was safe and only needed surface work to end the spalling.[4] In 1999, construction finished on a project to stabilize and refurbish the bridge, but train service did not resume as expected.[4]

SEPTA received criticism for refusing to reinstate service north of Cynwyd after the Manayunk Bridge was deemed safe. Plans to re-extend service floated around for approximately a decade until 2008 when SEPTA dismantled the line north of Cynwyd after leasing the line for the Cynwyd Heritage Trail[5] and Ivy Ridge Trail, respectively.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Cynwyd Station". SEPTA. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Cynwyd Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA. August 21, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Electric Lines Opened by Pennsy". The Altoona Mirror. July 21, 1930. p. 3. Retrieved September 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ a b c Spivey, Justin M. (April 2000). "Pennsylvania Railroad, Manayunk Bridge" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington,D.C.: Library of Congress. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 24, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  5. ^ "Cynwyd Heritage Trail". Archived from the original on May 7, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  6. ^ "Ivy Ridge Green". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2010.