Newtown Branch

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Newtown Branch is a former SEPTA regional rail line in the Philadelphia area that once extended service beyond Fox Chase station into suburban Bucks County.

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Newtown Branch canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former SEPTA Regional Rail line
former commuter rail line
connectsWith Fox Chase Line
country United States
electrification unelectrified north of Fox Chase
formerServiceBeyond Fox Chase station
historicalOperator Reading Company
lineNumber R8 (historical designation)
locatedIn Pennsylvania
Philadelphia metropolitan area
namedAfter Newtown, Pennsylvania
operator SEPTA
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
partOf SEPTA Regional Rail network
linked to: SEPTA Regional Rail
passesThrough Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Northeast Philadelphia
primaryCityServed Philadelphia
primarySuburbanAreaServed Bucks County suburbs
railOwner SEPTA
servicePattern commuter service between Center City Philadelphia and Newtown via Fox Chase
serviceType regional rail
status out of service
rail service suspended
successorUsage rail right-of-way partially used as trail in some segments
terminus Fox Chase station
Newtown station
trackGauge standard gauge
usedFor commuter rail service

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Fox Chase station lineTerminatedBeyond Newtown Branch