Fort Washington station

Fort Washington
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°W / 40.1354; -75.2115Coordinates: 40°08′07″N 75°12′41″W / 40.1354°N 75.2115°W / 40.1354; -75.2115
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	SEPTA Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 94, 95, 201 OurBus
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
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Oreland toward 30th Street Station Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Ambler toward Doylestown Fellwick Closed 1996 toward 30th Street Station
Former services Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station Fellwick toward Philadelphia Bethlehem Branch Ambler toward Bethlehem

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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Media related to Fort Washington (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

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• SEPTA – Fort Washington Station
• 2001 & 2005 Bob Vogel Photos(NYC Subways.org)
• Older and more recent Fort Washington Reading RR Station images
• Bethlehem Pike entrance from Google Maps Street View