Slatington station
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| Coordinates | 40°45′09″N 75°36′17″W / 40.7524°N 75.6048°W | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1856 | ||||||||||||
| Closed | February 4, 1961 | ||||||||||||
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Slatington station was a Lehigh Valley Railroad station in Slatington, Pennsylvania, located on the Lehigh Valley main line. The station also served the Lehigh and New England Railroad; the Reading Company at one time had an adjacent station. The Central Railroad of New Jersey had an unconnected station across the Lehigh River in Walnutport, Pennsylvania.[1]
The Lehigh Valley opened its first station in Slatington in 1856.[a] A second, larger station building replaced it in 1863.[5] A third and final station, made of brick, opened circa 1877.[6]
Passenger service to Slatington ended on February 4, 1961, with the end of all passenger service on the Lehigh Valley.[7] The station was badly damaged by a Lehigh Valley derailment on February 1, 1969, and demolished shortly thereafter.[6]
