Manayunk (SEPTA station)
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Manayunk is a station located along the SEPTA Norristown Line. It is located at Cresson & Carson Streets in the Manayunk
neighbourhood of Northwest Philadelphia
, Pennsylvania
. This station is served by SEPTA's Manayunk/Norristown Line
.
The line near Manayunk station serves as part of the border for the Manayunk Main Street Historic District, which has been on the National Register of Historic Places
since 1993.
until September 1986. While the current station was part of the ex-Reading Company
, the station on the foot of the massive Pencoyd Viadcuct
(northwest of the current station, and located on the corner of DuPont and High Streets) was part of the ex-Pennsylvania Railroad
(PRR) side of the line, and was cut back to its present terminus in Cynwyd.
Manayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Manayunk is a neighborhood in the northwestern section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. Located on the banks of the Schuylkill River, it contains the first canal begun in the United States . The area's name comes from the language of the Lenape Indians...
neighbourhood of Northwest Philadelphia
Northwest Philadelphia
Northwest Philadelphia is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The official boundary is Stenton Avenue to the north, the Schuylkill river to the south, Spring Ln to the west, and Wister Street to the east. The area is divided by Wissahickon Creek into two subsections...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. This station is served by SEPTA's Manayunk/Norristown Line
Manayunk/Norristown Line
The Manayunk/Norristown Line is a SEPTA Regional Rail line running from Center City Philadelphia to the Elm Street station in Norristown, Montgomery County.-Route:...
.
The line near Manayunk station serves as part of the border for the Manayunk Main Street Historic District, which has been on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
since 1993.
Manayunk and Manayunk East stations
Like Ivy Ridge, a second station served Manayunk (known as Manayunk East) by way of the Cynwyd LineCynwyd Line
The Cynwyd Line is a SEPTA Regional Rail line running from Center City Philadelphia to Cynwyd in Montgomery County.Originally known as the Ivy Ridge Branch, service was truncated on October 25, 1986 from Ivy Ridge to its current terminus at Cynwyd....
until September 1986. While the current station was part of the ex-Reading Company
Reading Company
The Reading Company , usually called the Reading Railroad, officially the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road and then the Philadelphia and Reading Railway until 1924, operated in southeast Pennsylvania and neighboring states...
, the station on the foot of the massive Pencoyd Viadcuct
Manayunk Bridge
The Manayunk Bridge is a historic bridge in Pennsylvania across the Schuylkill River and adjacent Schuylkill Canal between Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County and the Manayunk neighborhood of Philadelphia.-History:...
(northwest of the current station, and located on the corner of DuPont and High Streets) was part of the ex-Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
(PRR) side of the line, and was cut back to its present terminus in Cynwyd.