A set of SEPTA Silverliner V's make their way west towards Fortuna station captured here after a quick stop at Colmar. This line is SEPTA's Lansdale-Doylestown branch, former Reading line, built by the North Pennsylvania Railroad in 1856.
This station was originally named "Line Lexington" after a nearby community one and a half miles to the north. As the village of Colmar grew around the Line Lexington station, it needed its own name to avoid confusion with the village of Line Lexington. In January 1871, a post office, called Jenkins, was established in the village. In June 1871, the post office was renamed Ainsworth, perhaps after a hotel owner. But two weeks later, both the post office and the train station were renamed Colmar. By 1896, Colmar consisted of some 20 dwellings built on both sides of the railroad." - --Adapted from the Hatfield Twp. Website
