Fort Washington station
Fort Washington ![]() | |||||||||||||
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![]() The current high-level platform station at Fort Washington, at the southern end of the platform. | |||||||||||||
Location | 7250 Summit Avenue (Bethlehem Pike & Station Avenue) Fort Washington, PA 19034 | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°08′07″N 75°12′41″W / 40.1354°N 75.2115°WCoordinates: 40°08′07″N 75°12′41″W / 40.1354°N 75.2115°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | SEPTA Main Line | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||
Structure type | elevated | ||||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | 1903 | ||||||||||||
Electrified | July 26, 1931[1] | ||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||
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Fort Washington station is a station along the SEPTA Lansdale/Doylestown Line. The station is located at the intersection of Bethlehem Pike and Station Avenue in the Fort Washington section of Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania. It is also served by SEPTA Bus Routes 94, 95, and 201, as well as OurBus intercity buses to New York City. The station includes a 585-space parking lot. Originally built in 1903 by the Reading Company,[2] it was rebuilt with high-level platforms in 2010.[3] In FY 2013, Fort Washington station had a weekday average of 1108 boardings and 945 alightings. The first train from the station leaves at 5:32 A.M, while the last train arrives at the station at 1:10 A.M. The station is considered a major station on the Lansdale/Doylestown Line because most of the express trains stop at this station, before skipping many other intermediate stations on the line. Only one train, an express from Center City Philadelphia to North Wales skips this station. During the morning and afternoon peak hour, many trains operate to Center City as expresses, proceeding direct from Fort Washington station to Temple University station. Throughout midday, and the later hours of the night, most trains are locals. [4]
Station layout[]
Fort Washington has two high-level side platforms.
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Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Outbound | ← Lansdale/Doylestown Line toward Lansdale, Link Belt, or Doylestown (Ambler) |
Inbound | Lansdale/Doylestown Line toward 30th Street Station (Oreland) → |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Street level | Exit/entrance, parking, and ticket office |
References[]
- ^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Existing Railroad Stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Archived May 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Fort Washington and Cheltenham Station Reconstruction Projects (SEPTA)". Archived from the original on 2008-11-16. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
- ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
External links[]
Media related to Fort Washington (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- SEPTA Regional Rail stations
- Former Reading Company stations
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1903
- 1903 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Railway stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Stations on the SEPTA Main Line