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Southampton SEPTA regional rail Southampton Station Station statistics Address Second Street Pike and Knowles Avenue Upper Southampton, Pennsylvania. Coordinates 40°10′19″N 75°02′38″W / 40.1720°N 75.0438°W / 40.1720; -75.0438Coordinates: 40°10′19″N 75°02′38″W / 40.1720°N 75.0438°W / 40.1720; -75.0438 Lines      Fox Chase Line Levels 1 Platforms 1 side platform Tracks 2 Parking 15 spaces Other information Opened 1892 Closed January 14, 1983 Electrified No Owned by SEPTA Formerly Reading Railroad Services Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station County Line (closed 1983) toward 30th Street Station Fox Chase Line Newtown Churchville (closed 1983) toward Newtown Southampton is a derelict station located along SEPTA's Fox Chase/Newtown Line located on Second Street Pike (PA-232) near Knowles Avenue in Upper Southampton, Pennsylvania. Contents 1 History 2 Fire 3 Resumption of train service 3.1 SEPTA promotes trails 4 Station restoration 5 References 6 External links // History Built in 1892, Southampton Station was a stop on the Reading Railroad's Newtown Line. It later became a part of SEPTA's Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line. The station, and all of those north of Fox Chase, was closed on January 14, 1983,[1] due to failing diesel train equipment (RDCs) that SEPTA had no desire to rehabilitate. In addition, a labor dispute began within the SEPTA organization when the transit operator inherited 1,700 displaced employees from Conrail. SEPTA insisted on utilizing transit operators from the Broad Street Subway to operate Fox Chase-Newtown diesel trains, while Conrail requested that railroad motormen run the service. When a federal court ruled that SEPTA had to use Conrail employees in order to offer job assurance, SEPTA cancelled Fox Chase-Newtown trains.[2] Service in the diesel-only territory north of Fox Chase was cancelled at that time, and Southampton Station still appears in publicly posted tariffs.[3] Although rail service was initially replaced with a Fox Chase-Newtown shuttle bus, patronage remained light. The traveling public never saw a bus service as a suitable replacement for a rail service, and the Fox Chase-Newtown shuttle bus service ended in 1999. Fire Three months after SEPTA assumed operations, on January 2, 1982, the crossing at Second Street Pike just south of Southampton Station was the site of a fiery crash between a train, a gasoline truck, and a car. Five people were injured and the accident caused flames to rise fifty feet in the air and created a plume of black smoke visible for miles.[4] Photographs from the fire indicate the crossing signal equipment was working properly, with warning lights continuing to warn motorists after the collision occurred.[5] SEPTA general manager David L. Gunn ordered additional safety precautions, but service ceased just over a year after the accident.[6] Crossing signal equipment continued to operate properly, with warning lights blinking through the fire on January 2, 1982. Resumption of train service In the ensuing years, there has been interest in resuming passenger service by Bucks County officials, including the Upper Southampton Board of Supervisors.[7] In September 2009, the Southampton-based Pennsylvania Transit Expansion Coalition (PA-TEC) began discussions with township officials along the railway, as well as SEPTA officials, about the realistic possibility of resuming even minimal passenger service to relieve traffic congestion in the region. Plans call for completing the electrification to Newtown, as originally planned in the late 1970s. PA-TEC's efforts have received overwhelming bipartisan support by both Bucks and Montgomery County officials, as well as at the state level, despite SEPTA's overall reservations. However, SEPTA has also confirmed they are willing to resume regular commuter service if strong political support exists in both counties.[8] SEPTA promotes trails Beginning in 2008, SEPTA began an agressive campaign to convert their derelict commuter lines into rail trails. Though embraced by some townships like Abington, other townships have questioned SEPTA's motives. The township of Upper Southampton is one of several that pleaded with SEPTA to restore service to the derelict Fox Chase-Newtown corridor since trains ceased operating in 1983. In October 2010, SEPTA told public officials that there was no chance of train service returning, as the Newtown Line Improvement Project was deleted from its from the Fiscal Years 2009-2020. The 2010 Upper Southampton Township Comprehensive Plan Update states that "SEPTA has suggested that the Township make use of the rail right-of-way for a 'Rails-to-Trails' project tailoring an agreement with SEPTA patterned after a similar agreement with Montgomery County (the Pennypack Trail Extension) for the same purpose."[9] Station restoration The Southampton Railroad Station Society is currently trying to raise funds to restore the station.[10] References ^ r8newtown.com ^ Tulsky, Fredric N. (January 29, 1982). "Conrail Staff Must Run Trains: court ruling bars SEPTA takeover". Philadelphia Inquirer. SEPTA must use Conrail workers rather than its own personnel to run trains over the region's 13 commuter lines, a special federal court has ruled in a decision that offers some job assurance for 1,700 Conrail employees next year. The special court, in an opinion issued Wednesday, ruled that SEPTA had acted legally in October when it replaced Conrail workers with its former subway operators on the line. ^ SEPTA Tariff No. 154; effective July 1, 2009 ^ Halsey, III, Ashley (January 3, 1982). "5 Hurt in Fiery Rail Collision". Philadelphia Inquirer.  ^ Stecklow, Steve (January 4, 1982). "Clues Sought in Crash of Train, Truck". Philadelphia Inquirer.  ^ Tulsky, Frederic N. (January 7, 1982). "SEPTA Stiffens Rail Safety Rules". Philadelphia Inquirer.  ^ Rail resolution ^ Werner, Jeff (March 5, 2010). "SEPTA: Reactivation of Newtown rail line a difficult prospect". Bucks Local News. [1] ^ 2010 Upper Southampton Township Comprehensive Plan Update ^ "Train station's restoration to cost $350,000". Bucks County Courier Times. October 4, 2006.  External links R8newtown.com - Website advocating resumption of rail service Southampton Railroad Station Society website Photos of fire v • d • e SEPTA City Transit Division Market–Frankford Line • Broad Street Line • Subway–Surface Trolley Lines (Routes 10, 11, 13, 34, and 36)  • Route 15 (Girard Avenue Trolley) • City surface routes Suburban Division Norristown High Speed Line • Routes 101 and 102 (Media–Sharon Hill Line) • Suburban bus routes Regional Rail Airport Line • Chestnut Hill East Line • Chestnut Hill West Line • Cynwyd Line • Fox Chase Line • Lansdale/Doylestown Line • Manayunk/Norristown Line • Media/Elwyn Line • Paoli/Thorndale Line • Trenton Line • Warminster Line • West Trenton Line • Wilmington/Newark Line Major stations Frankford Transportation Center • Fern Rock Transportation Center • Market East Station • Norristown Transportation Center • Olney Transportation Center • Suburban Station • 30th Street Station • 69th Street Terminal Former services Route 23 trolley • Route 56 trolley • Route 60 trolley • Elwyn-West Chester service • Cynwyd-Ivy Ridge service • Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line v • d • e Mass transit in the Delaware Valley Transit buses SEPTA: Philadelphia • Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties Reading: Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority New Jersey Transit: Camden, Gloucester, and Salem County suburban service • Camden, Gloucester, and Salem County local service • Long-distance local routes from Philadelphia DART First State: New Castle County Commuter rail SEPTA Regional Rail: Airport Line • Chestnut Hill East Line • Chestnut Hill West Line • Cynwyd Line • Fox Chase Line • Lansdale/Doylestown Line • Manayunk/Norristown Line • Media/Elwyn Line • Paoli/Thorndale Line • Trenton Line • Warminster Line • West Trenton Line • Wilmington/Newark Line New Jersey Transit: Atlantic City Line • ACES Rapid transit and light rail SEPTA: Broad Street Line • Market–Frankford Line • Norristown High Speed Line • Subway–Surface trolleys • Route 15 • Routes 101 and 102 Delaware River Port Authority: PATCO Speedline New Jersey Transit: River Line Other: Greenline (proposed)