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Noble station

Coordinates: 40°06′16″N 75°07′29″W / 40.1045°N 75.1247°W / 40.1045; -75.1247
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Noble
Noble station from its parking lot.
General information
LocationOld York Road and Rodman Avenue
Abington Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°06′16″N 75°07′29″W / 40.1045°N 75.1247°W / 40.1045; -75.1247
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Neshaminy Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsCity Bus SEPTA City Bus: 55
Construction
Parking61
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1889 (NPRR)
RebuiltJune–October 1901 (Reading)[1][2]
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931[3]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Jenkintown–Wyncote West Trenton Line Rydal
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Jenkintown New York Branch Rydal
Location
Map

Noble station is a station along the SEPTA West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey. It is located at Old York Road and Rodman Avenue in the community of Noble in Abington Township, Pennsylvania. The station has off-street parking. In FY 2013, Noble station had a weekday average of 222 boardings and 252 alightings.[4]

History

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Noble station was originally built in 1901 by the Reading Railroad, as a replacement for a former North Pennsylvania Railroad built in 1889 and dedicated by President Benjamin Harrison.[5] It is the last stop inbound before Jenkintown-Wyncote station in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, where it merges with the Warminster and Lansdale/Doylestown lines.

Station layout

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Noble has two low-level side platforms.

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References

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  1. ^ "Railroad Notes". The Philadelphia Times. June 7, 1901. p. 9. Retrieved July 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Railroad Notes". The Philadelphia Times. October 22, 1901. p. 11. Retrieved July 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2014.  (539 KB)
  5. ^ Existing Railroad Stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
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