Colmar station is a
SEPTA Regional Rail
The SEPTA Regional Rail system is a commuter rail network owned by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and serving the Philadelphia Metropolitan area. The system has 13 branches and more than 150 active stations in Philade ...
station in
Colmar, Pennsylvania
Colmar is a suburban unincorporated community located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, along State Route 309 ( Bethlehem Pike) just northeast of Lansdale. The West Branch Neshaminy Creek forms the community's natural northern ...
. Located at
Bethlehem Pike
Bethlehem Pike is a historic long road in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that connects Philadelphia and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It began as a Native American path called the Minsi Trail which developed into a colonial highway called the King's ...
(
PA 309) and Walnut Street, it serves the
Lansdale/Doylestown Line
The Lansdale/Doylestown Line is a SEPTA Regional Rail line connecting Center City Philadelphia to Doylestown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Until 1981, diesel-powered trains continued on the Bethlehem Branch from Lansdale to Quakertown, Bethl ...
. In
FY 2013, Colmar station had a weekday average of 370 boardings and 369 alightings.
Colmar station was originally built in 1856 by the
North Pennsylvania Railroad
The North Pennsylvania Railroad was a railroad company which served Philadelphia, Montgomery County, Bucks County and Northampton County in Pennsylvania. It was formed in 1852 and began operation in 1855. The Philadelphia and Reading Railway, ...
as Line Lexington station, despite being located 1½ miles away from the Village of
Line Lexington. In January 1871 a new post office near the station named the surrounding community "Jenkins" and was renamed "Ainsworth" in June of that year, but neither had any effect on the name of the station until two weeks later, when both the village and the station were named "Colmar," which has remained the name of the station ever since.
Hatfield Township, Pennsylvania
Station layout
References
External links
Station from Bethlehem Pike from Google Maps Street View
SEPTA Regional Rail stations
Stations on the Doylestown Line
Railway stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1856
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