Germantown station (SEPTA)

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Germantown
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Germantown Station Platform (September 21, 2013).jpg
The outbound platform at Germantown station
General information
Location120–128 East Chelten Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates 40°02′16″N75°10′19″W / 40.0379°N 75.1720°W / 40.0379; -75.1720
Owned by SEPTA
Line(s) Chestnut Hill East Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg SEPTA City Bus : 26, 41, K
Construction
Parking13 spaces
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Openedc. 1885
ElectrifiedFebruary 5, 1933 [1]
Previous namesChelten Avenue
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Washington Lane
toward Chestnut Hill East
Chestnut Hill East Line Wister
toward 30th Street
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Walnut Lane
toward Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill Branch Wingohocking
toward Philadelphia
Location
Germantown station (SEPTA)

Germantown station is a SEPTA Regional Rail component in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at Chelten Avenue and Baynton Street in the Germantown neighborhood, it serves the Chestnut Hill East Line.

Contents

The station is in zone 1 on the Chestnut Hill East Line, on former Reading Railroad tracks, and is 6.8 track miles from Suburban Station.

History

The Germantown railway station has existed since at least 1884 when it could be found in the same place it is today on the Chestnut Hill East line. [2] It was on SEPTA's R7 line until the regional-rail renaming.

On May 28, 2009, SEPTA approved a $1.9 million rehabilitation effort which included the Germantown station. [3]

In 2013, this station saw 102 boardings and 140 alightings on an average weekday. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "New Electric Schedule". The Scranton Times. February 4, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved August 21, 2020– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. ↑ "Map of the Pennsylvania, Reading, and Lehigh Valley Railroads, and their connections". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Philadelphia. 1884. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ Many SEPTA stations to get makeovers.
  4. ↑ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2014. (539 KB)

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