Noble station is a station along the

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to Ewing, New Jersey. It is located at Old York Road and Rodman Avenue in the community of

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in Abington Township,

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. The station has off-street parking. In FY 2013, Noble station had a weekday average of 222 boardings and 252 alightings.

History

Noble station was originally built in 1901 by the

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, as a replacement for a former

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built in 1889 and dedicated by President

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.Existing Railroad Stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
/ref> It is the last stop inbound before Jenkintown-Wyncote station in

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, where it merges with the

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and Lansdale/Doylestown lines.

Station layout

Noble has two low-level

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Gallery

File:Noble PA SEPTA station from outbound platform November 2017.jpg, View of Noble station from outbound platform File:Noble PA SEPTA station November 2017.jpg, A Center City-bound train stops at Noble station in November 2017

References

External links

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Station from Google Maps Street View
{{Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania SEPTA Regional Rail stations Former Reading Company stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1889 Railway stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 1889 establishments in Pennsylvania