Chestnut Hill West station

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Chestnut Hill West
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Former Pennsylvania Railroad Line
General information
Location9 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
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Chestnut Hill East station
Aiga bus trans.svg SEPTA City Bus : 23, 77, L
Aiga bus trans.svg SEPTA Suburban Bus : 94, 97
Construction
Parking58 Spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
OpenedJune 11, 1884;140 years ago (1884-06-11) [1]
Rebuilt1918;107 years ago (1918)
ElectrifiedMarch 22, 1918;106 years ago (1918-03-22) [2]
Previous namesChestnut Hill (June 11, 1884April 1, 1977) [1] [3]
Passengers
2017308 boardings
370 alightings
(weekday average) [4]
Rank88 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Terminus Chestnut Hill West Line Highland
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Terminus Chestnut Hill Line Highland
Location
Chestnut Hill West station

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]

Contents

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Steam Roads: Opening of Pennsylvania's New Branch Line". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 11, 1884. p. 2. Retrieved November 10, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. "Electric Train Has Trial Trip". The Harrisburg Telegraph. March 23, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved August 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  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 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-03.