Spring Mill (SEPTA station)

Spring Mill
SEPTA regional rail

The station at Spring Mill in April 2012. The Schuylkill River Trail and the site of the Pennsylvania Railroad station is visible to the right.
Location Station Avenue near Hector Street
Conshohocken, PA
Owned by SEPTA
Line(s)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Schuylkill River Trail
Construction
Parking 154 spaces
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 3
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
Manayunk/Norristown Line

Spring Mill is a station located along the SEPTA Manayunk/Norristown Line. The station is officially located at Station Avenue near Hector Street in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (zip code 19428), but in reality is located across from the dead end of East North Lane, which is south of Hector Street, and situated in Whitemarsh Township. In FY 2013, Spring Mill station had a weekday average of 378 boardings and 358 alightings.[1] It has a 154-space parking lot, and is handicapped-accessible. Also, the Schuylkill River Trail passes next to this station.

Due to the proximity of the Schuylkill River and a pair of tributary streams, Spring Mill station is periodically subjected to flooding, resulting in the temporary annulment of all service on the Manayunk/Norristown Line.[2][3] A project to replace the line's signal system is underway in 2013 that is intended to confine future flooding closures on the line to the section above Miquon station, by allowing partial service further down the line instead of no service on the line at all.[4]

References

  1. SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61 PDF (539 KB)
  2. Sunnergren, Tom et al. "Schuylkill to Crest at Over 20 Feet Friday Morning". Plymouth-Whitemarsh Patch. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  3. "SEPTA Team Awarded Grant for Climate Adaptation Plan". SEPTA Sustainability Journal. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  4. "Manayunk/Norristown Line Shuttle Busing: An Explanation". SEPTA. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

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Coordinates: 40°04′27″N 75°17′10″W / 40.0742°N 75.2860°W