Perkasie Tunnel
South portal of the Perkasie Tunnel in February 2025 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Other name(s) | Landis Ridge Tunnel |
| Line | Bethlehem Branch |
| Location | Bucks County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°22′49″N 75°17′37″W / 40.38028°N 75.29361°W |
| System | East Penn Railroad |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | 1853 |
| Constructed | Rock and brick |
| Opened | 1857 |
| Traffic | Rail |
| Character | Freight |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 2,142 feet (653 m) |
| No. of tracks | Single |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The Perkasie Tunnel, also known as the Landis Ridge Tunnel, is a train tunnel in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on a line owned by SEPTA and operated by the East Penn Railroad. The southern portal of the tunnel is in Perkasie just southeast of the intersection of Ridge Road, Ridge Avenue and Tunnel Road, while the northern portal is near the southwest end of Pennridge Airport in East Rockhill Township. Northbound passenger trains going through the tunnel traveled to Union Station in Bethlehem and points beyond. Many southbound passenger trains were destined for Reading Terminal in Philadelphia. The Perkasie station on 8th Street was formerly equipped with a water tower, of which not a trace remains.