Ambler station

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Ambler
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The new high-level platform station at Ambler, facing the former stationhouse
General information
Location30 South Main Street
(Butler Avenue & Main Street)
Ambler, PA 19002
Coordinates 40°09′13″N75°13′30″W / 40.1536°N 75.2251°W / 40.1536; -75.2251
Owned by SEPTA
Line(s) SEPTA Main Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections SEPTA Suburban Bus : 94, 95
Construction
Parking619 spaces (92 with permits)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1855 [1]
Rebuilt1888 [1]
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931 [2]
Previous namesWissahickon (18551869) [1]
Passengers
20171,138 boardings
881 alightings
(weekday average) [3]
Rank13 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Fort Washington Lansdale/Doylestown Line Penllyn
toward Doylestown
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Fort Washington
toward Philadelphia
Bethlehem Branch Penllyn
toward Bethlehem
Ambler station
Location
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Ambler station
Location in Pennsylvania
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Ambler station
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Ambler station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Ambler, Pennsylvania. It was originally built by the Reading Company as Wissahickon, until being renamed in 1869 after Mary Johnson Ambler, who helped direct the aftermath of the Great Train Wreck of 1856. The station serves the Lansdale/Doylestown Line. Its official address is at Butler Avenue and Main Street; however, the actual location is a block west on Butler Avenue and Short Race Street. The station provides connections to SEPTA Bus Routes 94 and 95. In FY 2017, Ambler station had a weekday average of 1,138 boardings and 881 alightings. [4] The station includes a 619-space parking lot. [5]

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In 2010, the station was moved south across Butler Pike into an entirely new ADA-accessible facility with long elevated platforms adjacent to the parking lots and a brand new ticket office, waiting room, and bathroom on the inbound side. [6]

The station was briefly featured in the 1966 Hayley Mills movie The Trouble with Angels , [7] although subsequent station scenes were shot at the Glendale Transportation Center in California. [8]

Station layout

Ambler has two high-level side platforms.

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References

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  2. "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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  6. "SEPTA Capital Improvements In Montgomery County". 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  7. "The Trouble With Angels: The 40th Anniversary of the Ambler, Pennsylvania filming". Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
  8. Filming Locations for "The Trouble with Angels" (Internet Movie Database)

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