Chestnut Hill West station

Chestnut Hill West
Former Pennsylvania Railroad Line
General information
Location	9 West Evergreen Avenue Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°04′34″N75°12′30″W / 40.0762°N 75.2084°W / 40.0762; -75.2084
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Chestnut Hill West Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Chestnut Hill East Line Chestnut Hill East station SEPTA City Bus : 23, 51, 77 SEPTA Suburban Bus : 94, 97
Construction
Parking	58 Spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	June 11, 1884;140 years ago (1884-06-11) [1]
Rebuilt	1918;107 years ago (1918)
Electrified	March 22, 1918;106 years ago (1918-03-22) [2]
Previous names	Chestnut Hill (June 11, 1884–April 1, 1977) [1] [3]
Passengers
2017	308 boardings 370 alightings (weekday average) [4]
Rank	88 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Terminus Chestnut Hill West Line Highland toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Terminus Chestnut Hill Line Highland toward Suburban Station
Location

Chestnut Hill West station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at 9 West Evergreen Avenue in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood, it serves the Chestnut Hill West Line. It was originally built by the Philadelphia, Germantown and Chestnut Hill Railroad between 1883 and 1884, and later acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1918, when the line was electrified, the station was rebuilt to accommodate the upgrade. ^[5]

The station is in zone 2 on the Chestnut Hill West Line, on former Pennsylvania Railroad tracks, and is 11.3 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2013, this station saw 433 boardings and 479 alightings on an average weekday. ^[6]

SEPTA Bus connections

SEPTA City Buses

• Routes 23, 51, and 77

SEPTA Suburban Buses

• Routes 94 and 97

References

1. "Steam Roads: Opening of Pennsylvania's New Branch Line". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 11, 1884. p. 2. Retrieved November 10, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Electric Train Has Trial Trip". The Harrisburg Telegraph. March 23, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved August 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Its Predecessors and Successors and Its Historical Context: 1977" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. p. 11. Retrieved January 14, 2025. Apr. 1, 1977 – SEPTA renames ex-PRR Chestnut Hill station "Chestnut Hill West" and ex-Reading station "Chestnut Hill East."
4. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
5. Existing Railroad Stations in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
6. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.

External links

• Media related to Chestnut Hill West (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons
• SEPTA – Chestnut Hill West station
• 2005 Rob Mandeville Photo
• Chestnut Hill West Station (WorldNYCSubway.org)
• Station House from Google Maps Street View