Ambler (SEPTA station)
Ambler | |||||||||||
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| SEPTA regional rail | |||||||||||
 The new high-level platform station at Ambler, facing the former stationhouse | |||||||||||
| Location |
30 South Main Street (Butler Avenue & Main Street) Ambler, PA 19002 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°09′13″N 75°13′30″W / 40.1536°N 75.2251°WCoordinates: 40°09′13″N 75°13′30″W / 40.1536°N 75.2251°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | SEPTA Suburban Bus: 94, 95 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 496 spaces (92 with permits) | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||
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Ambler is a station along the SEPTA Lansdale/Doylestown Line (formerly the R5). The station is officially located at the intersection of Butler Avenue and Main Street in Ambler, Pennsylvania, however the actual location is on Butler Avenue and Short Race Street, a block west of Main Street. The station provides connections to SEPTA Bus Routes 94 and 95. In FY 2013, Ambler station had a weekday average of 1017 boardings and 816 alightings.[1] The station includes a 496-space parking lot.
The Trax Restaurant & Café operates out of the former station house, which was originally built by the Reading Company.
The station was briefly featured in the 1966 Hayley Mills movie The Trouble with Angels,[2] although subsequent station scenes were shot at the Glendale Transportation Center in California.[3]