Constructed in 1902 by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company, the station served passengers for more than 80 years. In 1974 the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) assumed operation of all remaining Reading Co. passenger operations, including its tracks and stations. The station had passenger rail service along the Bethlehem Line to both Bethlehem and Philadelphia until July 27, 1981, when SEPTA ended service on all its intercity diesel-powered lines. Today, SEPTA still owns the line and leases it to the East Penn Railroad. The building, once no longer used by rail passengers, was leased to the Quakertown Train Station Historical Society and is now available for parties, meetings, weddings, showers, and most social gatherings.