Link Belt
General information
Location3367 East Walnut Street
Chalfont, PA, USA
Coordinates40°16′26″N 75°14′49″W / 40.274°N 75.247°W / 40.274; -75.247
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1 (and one storage track)
Construction
ParkingNone
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
OpenedDecember 2, 1952[1]
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
201723 boardings, 20 alightings (weekday average)
Rank146 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Colmar
toward 30th Street Station
 Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Chalfont
toward Doylestown

Link Belt station is a station along the SEPTA Lansdale/Doylestown Line. It is located at County Line Road & Walnut Street in Chalfont, Pennsylvania. It is located on the Montgomery County side of County Line Road, north of Pennsylvania Route 309, and sits next to the popular "Whistle Stop Park." In FY 2017, Link Belt station had a weekday average of 23 boardings and 20 alightings, making it the least used station in the SEPTA Regional Rail system.[2]

The Link Belt station was created by the Reading Railroad to service the Link-Belt Company plant built across West Walnut Street from the rail line in 1952, opening formally on December 2nd.[1] Link-Belt stopped operations in Colmar in 1983 and the former plant is now the headquarters of Dorman Products.

On December 18, 2011, weekend service was discontinued at this station due to low ridership.

Station layout

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All trains ←      Lansdale/​Doylestown Line toward Doylestown (Chalfont)
     Lansdale/​Doylestown Line toward 30th Street Station (Colmar) →
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Street level Exit/entrance

References

  1. 1 2 "Link Belt Opens New Philadelphia Plant". The Wilkes-Barre Record. December 2, 1952. p. 6. Retrieved April 17, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ↑ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 28. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
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