Newtown Line

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The Newtown Line was a former SEPTA commuter rail line in the Philadelphia area that once extended service beyond Fox Chase into suburban Bucks County.

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instanceOf former commuter rail line
category Defunct railway line in Pennsylvania
Former SEPTA Regional Rail line
connectsArea Center City Philadelphia to suburban Bucks County
connectsWith Center City Philadelphia
country United States
electrification electrified only between Center City and Fox Chase
formerService passenger rail
locatedIn Philadelphia metropolitan area
notableFor being the last non-electrified commuter rail line in the SEPTA system
operator Reading Company
SEPTA
owner SEPTA
partOf SEPTA Regional Rail
primaryUse suburban commuter service
railroadClass heavy rail
region Southeastern Pennsylvania
serves Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Northeast Philadelphia
serviceSuspendedBeyond Fox Chase
serviceType commuter rail
status operated as Fox Chase Line on remaining active segment
rail service discontinued beyond Fox Chase
successorLine Fox Chase Line
terminus Fox Chase station
Newtown station
trackGauge standard gauge
usesInfrastructureOf former Reading Railroad Newtown Branch

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Fox Chase station hasBranchHistory Newtown Line