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Link Belt station is a station along the SEPTA Lansdale/Doylestown Line. It is located at County Line Road & Walnut Street in Chalfont, Pennsylvania. It is located on the Montgomery County side of County Line Road, north of Pennsylvania Route 309, and sits next to the popular "Whistle Stop Park." In FY 2013, Link Belt station had a weekday average of 46 boardings and 66 alightings.[2]

Link Belt
General information
Location	Link Belt, Walnut Street Chalfont, PA, USA
Coordinates	40.274°N 75.247°W / 40.274; -75.247
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1 (and one storage track)
Construction
Parking	None
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	December 2, 1952[1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Colmar toward 30th Street Station Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Chalfont toward Doylestown

The Link Belt station was created by the Reading Railroad to service the Link Belt Company plant built across West Walnut Street from the rail line in 1952, opening formally on December 2. Link-Belt is a crane manufacturer currently based in Lexington, Kentucky. On December 18, 2011, weekend service was discontinued at this station due to low ridership.

Station layout

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	All trains	←      Lansdale/​Doylestown Line toward Doylestown (Chalfont) ←      Lansdale/​Doylestown Line toward 30th Street Station (Colmar) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Street level	Exit/entrance

References

External links

• SEPTA – Link Belt Station
• Link Belt SEPTA Station (World-NYC Subways.org)
• Station from Google Maps Street View

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