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Fortuna station (SEPTA)

Coordinates: 40°15′08″N 75°16′32″W / 40.2523°N 75.2756°W / 40.2523; -75.2756
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Fortuna
Newly-constructed high level platform in 2017
General information
Location101 Cowpath Road (PA 463)
Lansdale, Pennsylvania 19446
Coordinates40°15′08″N 75°16′32″W / 40.2523°N 75.2756°W / 40.2523; -75.2756
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsSuburban Bus SEPTA Suburban Bus: 132
Construction
Parking33
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931[1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
9th Street Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Colmar
toward Doylestown
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Lansdale
Terminus
Doylestown Branch Colmar
toward Doylestown
Location
Map

Fortuna station is a station along the SEPTA Lansdale/Doylestown Line. It is located near the corner of North Broad Street and Cowpath Road (Route 463) in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, United States. Cowpath Road was originally an actual cow path. In FY 2013, Fortuna station had a weekday average of 60 boardings and 103 alightings.[2] As part of an out of court settlement with the owners of a cow killed by a Reading Railroad train at the crossing, the station was named Fortuna in honor of the deceased cow.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
  3. ^ Williams, Edgar (June 12, 1994). "A Mooving Story About Fortuna". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. MC2. Retrieved October 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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