Southampton station (Pennsylvania)

Southampton
Southampton station in 2006
General information
LocationSecond Street Pike and Knowles Avenue
Southampton, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°10′19″N 75°02′38″W / 40.1720°N 75.0438°W / 40.1720; -75.0438
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Platform levels1
Parking15 spaces
AccessibleNo
History
Opened1892 (RDG)
ClosedJanuary 18, 1983[1]
ElectrifiedNo
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
County Line Newtown Line Churchville
toward Newtown
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Woodmont Newtown Branch Churchville
toward Newtown
Location
Map

Southampton station is a former railroad station in Southampton, Pennsylvania. Built by the Reading Railroad in 1892, it later served SEPTA Regional Rail's Fox Chase/Newtown Line. SEPTA closed the station along with several others in 1983. It is located on Second Street Pike (PA-232) near Knowles Avenue.

  1. ^ Kennedy, Sara (October 21, 1983). "SEPTA to Boost Rail Service 13%". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1–2. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon