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Rushland
Rushland
New Hope Railroad heritage station
	Rushland station can be seen slightly to the left of center.
General information
Location	1068 Swamp Road, Rushland, PA
Platforms	1
Construction
Structure type	Depot
Other information
Station code	RU
History
Opened	March 21, 1891
Closed	June 7, 1952
Services
Former services

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Rushland is a defunct station on the Reading Company's New Hope Branch, originally known as Rush Valley. The station is currently on the line used by the New Hope Railroad. The station was built in 1891 and closed in 1952. The station still stands, though as of 2018 is vacant.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "150 Take Last Train Ride on Old New Hope Line". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 8, 1952. p. 41. Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Reading Railroad Online: Rushland".

40°15′28″N 75°01′49″W / 40.2579°N 75.0302°W / 40.2579; -75.0302

[serviceends1891-1] "150 Take Last Train Ride on Old New Hope Line". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 8, 1952. p. 41. Retrieved August 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Reading Railroad Online: Rushland".

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 {{Infobox station
  | name=Rushland
+ | style=Reading Company
- | type=[[New Hope and Ivyland Railroad]] heritage station|style=NHRR
+ | type=[[New Hope Railroad]] heritage station
- | image=
+ | image=Rushland, PA.jpg
  | image_size=
- | image_caption=
+ | image_caption=Rushland station can be seen slightly to the left of center.
+ |address=1068 Swamp Road, Rushland, PA
  | structure=Depot
- | platform=
+ | platform=1
+ | opened=March&nbsp;21, 1891<ref name="serviceends1891">{{cite news |title=150 Take Last Train Ride on Old New Hope Line |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14499368/new-hope-ends-june-8-1952/ |accessdate=August 28, 2020 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=June 8, 1952 |page=41|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
- | opened=1891
- | closed=1952
+ | closed=June&nbsp;7, 1952<ref name="serviceends1891" />
  | rebuilt=
  | electrified=
- | ADA=
+ | accessible=
- | code=
+ | code=RU
+ | services= {{Adjacent stations|system=New Hope and Ivyland Railroad|line=Main Line|left=Warminster|right=Wycombe}}
- | services=
+ | other_services_collapsible=yes
-{{s-rail|title=NHRR}}
+ | other_services_header=Former services
-{{s-line|system=NHRR|line=New Hope and Ivyland Railroad|next=Wycombe|previous=Warminster}}
+ | other_services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Reading Company|line=New Hope Branch|left=Grenoble|right=Wycombe}}
-{{s-note|text=Former&nbsp;services}}
-{{s-rail|title=Reading Railroad}}
-{{s-line|system=Reading Railroad|line=New Hope Branch|previous=Grenoble|next=Wycombe|note=service ended 1954|note2=service ended 1954}}
 }}
-'''Rushland''' was a station on the [[Reading Company]]'s [[New Hope Branch]]. The station is currently on the line used by the [[New Hope and Ivyland Railroad]].  The station was built in 1891 and was still standing in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.readingrr.com/lines/newhope/rushland.htm|title=Reading Railroad Online: Rushland}}</ref>
+'''Rushland''' is a defunct station on the [[Reading Company]]'s [[New Hope Branch]], originally known as '''Rush Valley'''. The station is currently on the line used by the [[New Hope Railroad]]. The station was built in 1891 and closed in 1952. The station still stands, though as of 2018 is vacant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.readingrr.com/lines/newhope/rushland.htm|title=Reading Railroad Online: Rushland}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Former Reading Company stations]]
-[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1891]]
+[[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1891]]
-[[Category:Railway stations in Bucks County, Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:Former railway stations in Bucks County, Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:Railway stations in the United States closed in 1952]]