Bala

Bala is a railway stop in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. Bala is situated near Saint Asaph’s Cemetery, as well as near Church of Saint Asaph.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bala station and Cynwyd station.

Bala station

Railway station

Photo: Coemgenus, Public domain.

Bala station is an active commuter railroad station in the Bala Cynwyd neighborhood of Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Located on City Avenue between Bala Avenue and Conshohocken State Road, the station services trains of SEPTA Regional Rail's Cynwyd Line.

Cynwyd station

Railway station

Photo: Coemgenus, Public domain.

Cynwyd station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. Located at Conshohocken State Road and Bala Avenue, it is the last station along the Cynwyd Line. Cynwyd station is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Bala.

Wynnestay

Historic building

Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.

Wynnestay or Wynnstay is an historic residence that is one of the oldest extant houses located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008 and is available for touring by appointment only. Wynnestay is situated 2,700 feet south of Bala.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bala-Cynwyd and Wynnefield.

Bala-Cynwyd

Village

Photo: Smallbones, CC0.

Bala Cynwyd is a community and census-designated place in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located on the Philadelphia Main Line in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, and borders the western edge of Philadelphia at U.S. Route 1.

Wynnefield

Neighborhood

Wynnefield is a diverse middle-class neighborhood in West Philadelphia. Its borders are 53rd Street at Jefferson to the south, Philadelphia's Fairmount Park to the east, City Avenue to the north and the Amtrak Philadelphia Main Line tracks to the west.

Wynnefield Heights

Neighborhood

Wynnefield Heights is a middle class neighborhood that is located in the greater West Philadelphia area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The neighborhood is bounded by City Avenue to the north, Belmont Avenue to the west, Fairmount Park to the south and east, and the Schuylkill Expressway to the east.

Bala

Type: Railway stop
Categories: transport stop and transport
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.00115° or 40° 0′ 4″ north

Longitude

-75.22787° or 75° 13′ 40″ west

Operator

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Network

SEPTA

Open location code

87G62Q2C+FV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 111623297

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=stop

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Saint Asaph’s Cemetery and Church of Saint Asaph.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Cynwyd Place II and Taco Bell.

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