Newtown Line History & Stations
The majority of the history of the Newtown line as reported here is dedicated primarily to the Fox Chase-Newtown segment of the railroad.
This map illustrates the existance of (3) SEPTA commuter rail lines within the R8 Newtown's ridership catchment area. Note that all stations parallel to
the R8 are utilizing 100% of their parking availability.
Read the history of the Fox Chase-Newtown Line
Proposed Stations
Newtown BoroughVillage Shires/Buck Road - (Construction started 1981)
Stations currently in use between Fox Chase and Wayne Junction
Fox Chase
Newtown Junction
Newtown Junction is the point where the Newtown Branch meets the Reading's Mainline to Bethlehem (SEPTA's Doylestown)/New York Branch (SEPTA's Neshaminy Line/
New Hope (SEPTA's Warminster Branch). Newtown Junction tower still stands, although is now un-manned. In 2005, SEPTA and CSX Transportation entered into agreement
to segregate the ex-Reading New York Branch from the SEPTA mainline, meaning that SEPTA's RROC now only controls diverging moves from the mainline to the Newtown
Branch.