List of Pennsylvania Railroad lines east of Pittsburgh

Last updated July 30, 2025

The following railroad lines were owned or operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad east of Pittsburgh and Erie .

New York City to Philadelphia

Main Line (New York to Philadelphia)
- Harrison Branch (Harrison)
- Jersey City Branch (Harrison to Jersey City)
  - Harsimus Branch (Harsimus Junction to Harsimus Cove)
  - Passaic Branch (Meadows to Newark)
    - Lister Branch (Newark)
- Meadows Branch No. 1 (Meadows)
- Meadows Branch No. 2 (Meadows)
- Centre Street Branch (Harrison to Newark)
- West Newark Branch (West Newark Junction to West Newark)
- Greenville Branch (Newark to Greenville)
- Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Branch (Perth Amboy Junction to Perth Amboy)
- Bonhamtown Branch (Metuchen to Nixon)
- Millstone branch (Millstone Junction to East Millstone)
- Kingston Branch (Monmouth Junction to Kingston)
  - Rocky Hill Branch (Kingston to Rocky Hill)
- Princeton Branch (Princeton Junction to Princeton)
- Philadelphia and Long Branch Railroad
- Belvidere Delaware Branch (Trenton to Manunka Chunk)
  - Millham Branch (Trenton)
  - South Trenton Branch (Trenton)
  - Enterprise Branch (Trenton)
  - Flemington Branch (Flemington Junction to Flemington)
  - Martins Creek Branch (Martins Creek)
- Bristol Branch (Bristol)
- Bustleton Branch (Holmesburg Junction to Bustleton)
- Kensington and Tacony Branch (Tacony to Kensington)
- Trenton Avenue Branch (Frankford Junction to Kensington)
  - Frankford Street Branch (Philadelphia)
  - Filter Street Branch (Philadelphia)
  - Westmoreland Street Branch (Philadelphia)
  - Delaware Avenue Branch (Kensington to Philadelphia)
    - Commerce Street Branch (Kensington)
    - Canal Street Branch (Shackamaxon)
- Delair Branch (Frankford Junction to West Haddonfield)
  - Pemberton Branch (Pavonia to Pemberton)
- Oxford Road Branch (Philadelphia)
- Fairhill Branch (Fairhill)
- Stifftown Branch (North Philadelphia)
- Chestnut Hill Branch (North Philadelphia to Chestnut Hill)
  - Midvale Branch (Midvale)
  - Fort Washington Branch (Philadelphia to Fort Hill)
- Engelside Branch (Engelside)
- New York-Pittsburgh Subway (West Philadelphia)
- River Line (West Philadelphia)
- Belmont Branch (West Philadelphia Connection ZOO to Reading Co at Belmont Jct)
- West Philadelphia Elevated Branch (West Philadelphia)
  - Delaware Extension (West Philadelphia to Philadelphia)
    - Washington Avenue Branch (Philadelphia)
    - Girard Point Branch (Philadelphia)
    - Swanson Street Branch (Philadelphia)
Amboy Branch (South Amboy to Camden)
- Jamesburg Branch (Jamesburg to Monmouth Junction)
- Freehold Branch (Jamesburg to Sea Girt)
- Bordentown Branch (Bordentown to Trenton)
- Kinkora Branch (Kinkora to Lewistown)
- Florence Branch (Florence)
- Burlington and Mount Holly Branch (Burlington to Mount Holly line was abandoned in 1927)
- Petty's Island Branch (Beideman to Petty's Island)
- Pemberton Branch (Pavonia to Pemberton)
  - Mount Holly and Medford Branch (Mount Holly to Medford)
  - Toms River Branch (Birmingham to Bay Head)

Philadelphia to Washington

Pennsylvania Main Line
- West Chester Branch (West Philadelphia to West Chester)
  - Newtown Square Branch (Fernwood to Newtown Square)
    - Cardington Branch (Millbourne Mills)
  - Octoraro Branch (Wawa to Port Deposit)
- 60th Street Branch (West Philadelphia)
- Chester and Philadelphia Branch (West Philadelphia to Chester)
- Chester Creek Branch (Chester to Lenni)
- Lamokin Run Branch (Chester)
  - South Chester Branch (Chester to Marcus Hook)
    - Claymont Branch (Marcus Hook)
- Linwood Branch (Marcus Hook)
- Shellpot Branch (Edge Moor to Newport)
  - Edge Moor Branch (Edge Moor)
- Brandywine Branch (Wilmington)
- West Wilmington Branch (Wilmington)
- Delaware Branch (Newport to Cape Charles)
  - New Castle Cut-off (New Castle)
  - Centreville Branch (Townsend to Centreville)
    - Chestertown Branch (Massey to Chestertown)
  - Smyrna Branch (Clayton to Smyrna)
  - Oxford Branch (Clayton to Oxford)
  - Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Branch (Harrington to Ross)
    - Milton Branch (Ellendale to Milton)
    - Rehoboth Branch (Georgetown to Rehoboth)
  - Cambridge Branch (Seaford to Cambridge)
  - Crisfield Secondary Branch Originally opened as Eastern Shore Railroad between Princess Anne (Westover) and Annamessex (Crisfield), Md.^[1]
  - Cape Charles Branch (Cape CHarles to Kiptopeke)
- Newark and Delaware City Branch (Newark to Delaware City)
- Havre de Grace Branch (Havre de Grace)
- Port Road Branch (Perryville to Columbia)
  - Perryville Branch (Frenchtown to Principio)
- Sparrow's Point Branch (Baltimore to Sparrow's Point)
- President Street Branch (Bay View to Baltimore)
- Claremont Branch (Baltimore)
- Catonsville Branch (Loudon Park to Catonsville)
- Fort George G. Meade Branch (Odenton to Fort George G. Meade)
- Pope's Creek Branch (Bowie to Pope's Creek)
- Magruder Branch (Landover to Washington)
- Rosslyn Branch (Arlington to Rosslyn)
Northern Central Branch (Baltimore to Wago Junction)
- Green Spring Branch (Hollins to Chattolanee)
York Branch (Columbia to York)
- Frederick Branch (York to Frederick)
  - Union Bridge Branch (Keymar to Union Bridge)
Baltimore and Eastern Railroad (Marsh Siding to Mardela Springs)
- Mill Street Branch (Salisbury)
McDaniel Branch (Easton to McDaniel)
Denton Branch (Denton to Love Point)

Philadelphia to Harrisburg

Pennsylvania Main Line
- 36th Street Connection (West Philadelphia)
- 32nd Street Branch (West Philadelphia)
- Schuylkill Branch (West Philadelphia to New Boston Junction)
  - Pencoyd Branch (Barmouth to West Manayunk)
  - Royersford Branch (Royersford)
  - Court Street Branch (Reading)
  - Minersville Branch (Pottsville to Lytle)
  - Shenandoah Branch (Frackville to Shenandoah)
    - Gilberton Branch (Gilberton)
    - Girardville Branch (Girardville)
  - Morea Branch (Morea)
- West Chester Branch (Frazer to West Chester)
- Trenton Branch (Glen Loch to Morrisville)
  - Philadelphia and Thorndale Branch (Glen Loch to Thorndale)
    - Phoenixville Branch (Glen Loch to Phoenixville)
  - Swedeland Branch (Swedeland)
- New Holland Branch (Chester Valley Intersection to Conestoga)
- Coatesville Branch (Pomeroy)
- Pomeroy Branch (Pomeroy to Chatham)
- Atglen and Susquehanna Branch (Parkesburg to Wago Junction)
  - York Haven Line (Wago Junction to Marysville)
- Quarryville Branch (Lancaster to Quarryville)
- Lebanon Branch (Conewago to Lebanon)
  - North Lebanon Branch (Lebanon)
  - East Lebanon Branch (Lebanon)
- Columbia Branch (Dillerville to Royalton)
- Steelton Canal Branch (Harrisburg)

Harrisburg to Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania Main Line
- Cumberland Valley Branch (Harrisburg to Winchester)
  - Dillsburg Branch (Dillsburg Junction to Dillsburg)
  - Waynesboro Branch (Chambersburg to Waynesboro)
  - South Penn Branch (Marion to Richmond)
    - Mercersburg Branch (Mercersburg Junction to Mercersburg)
- Milroy Branch
- Petersburg Branch (part became Lower Trail)
  - Clover Creek Branch
  - Springfield Branch
  - Canoe Creek Branch
    - Crissman Branch
  - New Portage Branch (from west of Gallitzin Tunnels to Hollidaysburg; part became a segment of the 6 to 10 Trail)
- Fairbrook Branch
- Bald Eagle Branch
  - Clearfield Branch
  - Snow-Shoe Branch
    - Sugar Camp Branch
      - Grauer Branch
      - Big Sandy Branch
  - Bellefonte Branch
- Hollidaysburg Branch
  - Morrison's Cove Branch
    - Bloomfield Branch
    - Martinsburg Branch
- Irvona Branch
  - Stevens Branch
  - Hegarty Branch
  - Mayes Branch
    - South Witmer Branch
  - Bellwood Branch
    - Stroud Branch
- Cresson Branch
  - Black Lick Branch (became part of Ghost Town Trail)
  - Susquehanna Extension Branch
  - Patton Branch No. 2
    - Patton Branch No. 3
  - Patton Branch No. 1
  - Hastings Branch
  - La Jose Branch
  - McGees Branch
    - Glen Campbell Branch
      - McCoy Run Branch
    - Suter Branch
  - Mahaffey Branch
  - Bear Run Branch
  - Hillman Branch
  - Elk Run Branch
- Lilly Branch
- Ben's Creek Branch
  - Martin Branch
  - Sonman Branch
- Summerhill Branch
- South Fork Branch
  - Beaver Branch
    - Llanfair Branch
  - Paint Creek Branch
    - Eureka Branch No. 37
    - Shade Creek Branch
      - Reitz Branch
  - Windber Branch
- Johnstown Branch
- Sang Hollow Extension
- New Florence Branch
- Bradenville Branch
- Unity Branch
  - Lippincott Branch
- Alexandria Branch
  - Jamison Branch
- South-west Branch
- Brush Creek Branch
- Bull Run Branch
- Jeanette Branch
- Manor Branch
- Youghiogheny Branch
- Turtle Creek Branch
  - Lyons Run Branch
- East Pittsburgh Branch
- Port Perry Branch
- Brilliant Branch
- Duquesne Way Elevated Branch
Bedford Branch
- Mt. Dallas Branch
Rockville Branch
- Elmira Branch
Philadelphia and Erie Branch
- Newberry Branch
- Low Grade Branch (Redbank to Driftwood on Buffalo Line, section became Redbank Valley Trail)
  - Brookville Branch
  - Sligo Branch (became Sligo Spur of Redbank Valley Trail)
- Ridgway Branch
- 10th Street Branch
Wilkes-Barre Branch
- Glen Lyon Branch
- West Nanticoke Branch
Shamokin Valley Branch
Lewistown Branch
Catawissa Branch
- Nescopeck Branch
Monongahela Branch
South-west Branch
Indiana Branch
- Blairsville Branch
- Yellow Creek Branch
Conemaugh Line
Allegheny Branch
Buffalo Line

References

↑ "PRR CHRONOLOGY 1866" (PDF). The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. June 2004. Retrieved 2010-09-06.

Pennsylvania Railroad, Form CT1000, List of Stations and Sidings and Instructions for Making Reports to the Superintendent Car Service

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[Penna_RR_Chronology_1866-1] "PRR CHRONOLOGY 1866" (PDF). The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. June 2004. Retrieved 2010-09-06.

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