Philmont station

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Philmont
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General information
LocationTomlinson Road & Philmont Avenue
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
Coordinates 40°07′19″N75°02′38″W / 40.1220°N 75.0438°W / 40.1220; -75.0438
Owned by SEPTA
Line(s) Neshaminy Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Parking250 spaces (164 with Permit)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Rebuilt1913
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931 [1]
Key dates
March 17, 1913Station depot burns [2]
Passengers
2017595 boardings
614 alightings
(weekday average) [3]
Rank39 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Bethayres West Trenton Line Forest Hills
toward West Trenton
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Bethayres
toward Philadelphia
New York Branch Forest Hills
toward Bound Brook

Philmont station is a station along the SEPTA West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey. It is located at Tomlinson Road & Philmont Avenue in Lower Moreland Township, Pennsylvania. In FY 2013, Philmont station had a weekday average of 633 boardings and 574 alightings. [4] The station has off-street parking and a ticket office. Philmont station was built in 1913 by the Reading Railroad after the previous depot caught fire on March 17 of that year. [2]

Contents

Station layout

Philmont has two low-level side platforms with a mini high-level platform.

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References

  1. "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. 1 2 "Philmont Station Burned". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 18, 1913. p. 16. Retrieved July 3, 2019 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  4. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)