Germantown station (SEPTA)

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Germantown
SEPTA.svg
Germantown Septa Station 2.JPG
Location120–128 East Chelten Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Coordinates40°02′16″N 75°10′19″W / 40.0379°N 75.1720°W / 40.0379; -75.1720Coordinates: 40°02′16″N 75°10′19″W / 40.0379°N 75.1720°W / 40.0379; -75.1720
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsCity Bus SEPTA City Bus: 26, J, K
Construction
Parking13 spaces
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Openedc. 1885
ElectrifiedFebruary 5, 1933[1]
Previous namesChelten Avenue
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Washington Lane Chestnut Hill East Line Wister
toward 30th Street Station
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Chestnut Hill Branch

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

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. In 2013, this station saw 102 boardings and 140 alightings on an average weekday.[2] On May 28, 2009, SEPTA approved a $1.9 million rehabilitation effort which will include Germantown station.[3]

Station layout[]

P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Inbound      Chestnut Hill East Line toward 30th Street (Wister)
Outbound      Chestnut Hill East Line toward Chestnut Hill East (Washington Lane)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Exit/entrance

References[]

  1. ^ "New Electric Schedule". The Scranton Times. February 4, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
  3. ^ Many SEPTA stations to get makeovers.

External links[]

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