Noble station

Noble station is a station along the SEPTA West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey. It is located at Old York Road & 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]

Noble
Noble station from its parking lot.
General information
LocationOld York Road & Rodman Avenue
Abington Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40.1045°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
toward Penn Medicine
 West Trenton Line Rydal
toward West Trenton
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Jenkintown
toward Philadelphia
 New York Branch Rydal
toward Bound Brook

History

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

Noble has two low-level side platforms.

G
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound ←      West Trenton Line toward West Trenton (Rydal)
Inbound ←      West Trenton Line toward Penn Medicine (Jenkintown–Wyncote) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance and parking
  • View of Noble station from outbound platform
    View of Noble station from outbound platform
  • A Center City-bound train stops at Noble station in November 2017
    A Center City-bound train stops at Noble station in November 2017

References
  1. "Railroad Notes". The Philadelphia Times. June 7, 1901. p. 9. Retrieved July 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Railroad Notes". The Philadelphia Times. October 22, 1901. p. 11. Retrieved July 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  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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