List of former SEPTA Regional Rail stations
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SEPTA Regional Rail System is the commuter rail division of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. It contains 153 stations on 13 lines formerly owned by both the Pennsylvania Railroad and Reading Railroad. Almost all stations are located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with the exception of four stations in the State of Delaware and two in the State of New Jersey. Various stations have closed before and during the establishment of SEPTA as well as their regional rail division.
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Former stations[]
Station | Line | Municipality | County | Former railroad | Opened | Closed | Notes |
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52nd Street | Paoli/Thorndale Line Cynwyd Line |
Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Pennsylvania | 1902 | 1980 | |
Allentown | Bethlehem Line | Allentown | Philadelphia, PA | Lehigh Valley | 1890 | 1979 | Part of SEPTA diesel service |
Andalusia | Trenton Line | Bensalem Township | Bucks, PA | Pennsylvania | ???? | October 4, 1992[1] | Located below Tennis Avenue |
Auburn | Auburn | Schuylkill, PA | Reading | ???? | 1981 | Part of SEPTA diesel service | |
Baldwin | Wilmington/Newark Line | Crum Lynne | Delaware, PA | Pennsylvania | ???? | October 4, 1981[2] | |
Barmouth | Cynwyd/Ivy Ridge Line | Lower Merion Township | Montgomery, PA | Pennsylvania | ???? | 1986 | |
Bethlehem | Bethlehem Line | Bethlehem | Lehigh, PA or Northampton, PA | Jersey Central | ???? | June 30, 1981[3] | Part of SEPTA diesel service |
Birdsboro | Pottsville/Reading Line | Birdsboro | Berks, PA | Reading | ???? | 1981 | Part of SEPTA diesel service |
Bryn Athyn | Fox Chase/Newtown | Bryn Athyn | Montgomery, PA | Reading | 1902 | January 18, 1983[4] | Part of SEPTA diesel service and short lived Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line. Currently a U.S. Post Office. |
Center Valley | Bethlehem Line | Upper Saucon Township | Lehigh, PA | Reading | ???? | June 30, 1981[3] | Part of SEPTA diesel service |
Cheyney | Media/West Chester | Thornbury Township | Delaware, PA | Pennsylvania (PB&W) | 1900 | September 1986[5] | |
Churchville | Fox Chase/Newtown | Churchville | Bucks, PA | Reading | 1878 | January 18, 1983[4] | Part of SEPTA diesel service and short lived Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line |
Coatesville | Paoli/Parkesburg | Coatesville | Chester, PA | Pennsylvania | April 1990[6] | November 10, 1996[7] | In use by Amtrak |
Columbia Avenue | Bethlehem Line, Pottsville/Reading Line, Warminster Line, Chestnut Hill East Line, Fox Chase Line, and West Trenton Line |
North Philadelphia (Templetown) |
Philadelphia, PA | Reading | 1911 | 1992 | Replaced by Temple University Station |
County Line | Fox Chase/Newtown | Upper Southampton Township | Bucks, PA | Reading | ???? | January 18, 1983[4] | Part of SEPTA diesel service and short lived Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line |
Crescentville | Fox Chase/Newtown | Near Northeast Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Reading | ???? | March 26, 1978[8][9] | Part of SEPTA diesel service |
Darlington | Media/West Chester | Middletown Township | Delaware, PA | Pennsylvania (PB&W) | ???? | October 4, 1981[2] | |
DeKalb Street | Manayunk/Norristown Line | Norristown | Montgomery, PA | Reading | 1933 | 1984? | Replaced by Norristown Transportation Center |
Fellwick | Lansdale/Doylestown Line | Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Ft. Washington) |
Montgomery, PA | Reading | ???? | November 10, 1996[10] | Between Oreland and Fort Washington |
Fishers | Chestnut Hill East Line | North Philadelphia (Nicetown) |
Philadelphia, PA | Reading | ???? | November 10, 1996[10] | |
Frankford Junction | Trenton Line | Kensington | Philadelphia, PA | Pennsylvania | 1832 | October 4, 1992[1] | |
Franklin Street | Pottsville/Reading Line | Reading | Berks, PA | Reading | ???? | 1981 | Part of SEPTA diesel service |
Fulmor | Warminster Line | Upper Moreland Township | Montgomery, PA | Reading | ???? | November 10, 1996[10] | |
George School | Fox Chase/Newtown | Middletown Township | Bucks, PA | Reading | 1905 | January 18, 1983[4] | Part of SEPTA diesel service and short lived Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line |
Glen Mills | Media/West Chester | Glen Mills | Delaware, PA | Pennsylvania (WC&P) | 1858 | September 1986[5] | |
Glen Riddle | Media/West Chester | Middletown Township (possibly Media) |
Delaware, PA | Pennsylvania (PW&B) | September 1986[5] | ||
Hamburg | Pottsville/Reading Line | West Hamburg | Berks, PA | Reading | ???? | 1983 | Part of SEPTA diesel service |
Hellertown | Bethlehem Line | Hellertown | Northampton, PA | Reading | ???? | June 30, 1981[3] | Part of SEPTA diesel service |
Holland | Fox Chase/Newtown Line | Northampton Township | Bucks, PA | Reading | ???? | January 18, 1983[4] | Part of SEPTA diesel service and short lived Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line |
Huntingdon Valley | Fox Chase/Newtown Line | Lower Moreland Township | Montgomery, PA | Reading | ???? | January 18, 1983[4] | Part of SEPTA diesel service and short lived Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line |
Ivy Ridge Upper Level | Cynwyd/Ivy Ridge Line (Schuylkill Branch) |
Northwest Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Pennsylvania | 1980 | 1986 | Upper Level of existing Ivy Ridge Station on the Manayunk/Norristown Line |
Ivy Rock | Pottsville/Reading Line | Plymouth Township | Montgomery, PA | Reading | ???? | ???? | Part of SEPTA diesel service |
Lamokin Street | Wilmington/Newark Line | Chester | Delaware, PA | Pennsylvania | ???? | 2003 | Terminus of former Chester Creek Branch |
Leesport | Pottsville/Reading Line | Leesport | Berks, PA | Reading | ???? | 1979 | Part of SEPTA diesel service |
Lenni | Media/West Chester Line | Middletown Township | Delaware, PA | Pennsylvania | ???? | September 1986[5] | Terminus of former Chester Creek Branch |
Locksley | Media/West Chester Line | Thornbury Township | Delaware, PA | Pennsylvania | ???? | October 4, 1981[2] | |
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North Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Reading | ???? | October 4, 1992[1] | ||
Manayunk West | Cynwyd/Ivy Ridge Line | Manayunk | Philadelphia, PA | Pennsylvania | 1834 | 1986 | |
Mohrsville | Pottsville/Reading Line | Mohrsville | Berks, PA | Reading | ???? | ???? | Part of SEPTA diesel service |
Mogees | Manayunk/Norristown Line | Plymouth | Montgomery, PA | Reading | ???? | October 4, 1992[1] | |
Newark Penn (New Jersey) |
West Trenton Line Extension | Newark | Essex, NJ | Pennsylvania | 1935 | Part of SEPTA diesel service; Taken over by New Jersey Transit north of West Trenton until 1982. NJT-WT ends 1983. | |
Newtown | Fox Chase/Newtown Line | Newtown | Bucks, PA | Reading | 1873 | January 18, 1983[4] | Part of Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line. |
Nicetown | Chestnut Hill East Line | Nicetown | Philadelphia, PA | Reading | November 14, 1988[11] | SEPTA closed the Nicetown station on November 14, 1988 after a fire damaged the station. At the time of closure, the station had one single passenger on average.[11] | |
Parkesburg | Paoli/Parkesburg Line | Parkesburg | Chester, PA | Pennsylvania | April 1990[6] | November 10, 1996[7] | In use by Amtrak |
Phoenixville | Pottsville/Reading Line | Phoenixville | Chester, PA | Reading | ???? | ???? | Part of SEPTA diesel service |
Pottstown | Pottsville/Reading Line | Pottstown | Montgomery, PA | Reading | 1928 | 1981 | Part of SEPTA diesel service; NRHP listed since January 12, 1984. |
Pottsville | Pottsville/Reading Line | Pottsville | Schuylkill, PA | Reading | ???? | ???? | Part of SEPTA diesel service |
Quakertown | Bethlehem Line | Quakertown | Bucks, PA | Reading | ???? | July 26, 1981[12] | Part of SEPTA diesel service |
Reading Terminal |
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Center City | Philadelphia, PA | Reading | January 29, 1893[13] | November 6, 1984[13] | |
Royersford | Pottsville/Reading Line | Royersford | Montgomery, PA | Reading | 1931 | ???? | Part of SEPTA diesel service |
Schuylkill Haven | Pottsville/Reading Line | Schuylkill Haven | Schuylkill, PA | Reading | ???? | ???? | Part of SEPTA diesel service; Currently the Borough Hall. |
Shawmont | Manayunk/Norristown Line | Northwest Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | Reading | 1834 | November 10, 1996[10] | |
Shoemakersville | Pottsville/Reading Line | Shoemakersville | Berks, PA | Reading | ???? | ???? | Part of SEPTA diesel service; |
Southampton | Fox Chase/Newtown Line | Upper Southampton Township | Bucks, PA | Reading | 1892 | January 18, 1983[4] | Part of Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line |
Spring Garden Street |
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Lower North Philadelphia (Poplar) | Philadelphia, PA | Reading | 1893 | 1984 | |
Tioga | Chestnut Hill East Line | North Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Reading | ???? | ???? | |
Valley Forge | Pottsville/Reading Line | Valley Forge | Montgomery, PA | Reading | 1911 | ???? | Part of SEPTA diesel service |
Walnut Hill | Fox Chase/Newtown Line | Abington Township | Montgomery, PA | Reading | ???? | January 18, 1983[4] | Part of Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line |
Wawa | Media/West Chester | Chester Heights | Delaware, PA | Pennsylvania (WC&P) |
1857? | September 1986[5] | Closed in 1986, but planned for reopening. |
West Chester | Media/West Chester | West Chester | Chester, PA | Pennsylvania (WC&P) |
1875 | September 1986[5] | |
West Chester University | Media/West Chester | West Chester | Chester, PA | Pennsylvania (WC&P) |
???? | September 1986[5] | Originally "Nields Street." Served West Chester University |
Chestnut Hill West | Northwest Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Pennsylvania (PG&CH) |
???? | October 28, 1994[14] | ||
Westtown | Media/West Chester | Thornbury Township | Chester, PA | Pennsylvania (WC&P) |
1859 | September 1986[5] | |
Williamson School | Media/West Chester | Media | Delaware, PA | Pennsylvania (WC&P) |
1888 | September 1986[5] | |
Wissinoming | Trenton Line | Northeast Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Pennsylvania | ???? | November 9, 2003[15] |
References[]
- ^ a b c d "New Rail Schedules Set". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 2, 1992. p. 36. Retrieved October 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Tulsky, Fredric N. (September 24, 1981). "Rail Cuts Approved by SEPTA". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 23. Retrieved October 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Moylan, Tom (June 30, 1981). "Rail service ends today for Bethlehem". The Morning Call. p. 16. Retrieved January 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Kennedy, Sara (October 21, 1983). "SEPTA to Boost Rail Service 13%". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1–2. Retrieved October 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "The Potential of Rail Service to West Chester Borough" (PDF). Borough of West Chester. September 22, 2015. p. 30. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ a b Linafelt, Tom (June 29, 1990). "No trains to Phila. this decade, SEPTA official tells W. Chester". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 3-CC. Retrieved January 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Fish, Larry (October 25, 1996). "Rail service to parts of Chesco cut". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 35. Retrieved January 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notice: Station Abandonment". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 6, 1978. p. 17. Retrieved October 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "City: A Hearing Will Be Held on the Closing of a Railroad Station". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 23, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved October 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Dougherty, Frank (October 25, 1996). "SEPTA board cuts service". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 12. Retrieved January 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "A SEPTA Ride to a Sealed Station". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 23, 1988. p. 15. Retrieved October 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SEPTA Cuts Local Service". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. July 24, 1981. pp. B1, B4. Retrieved May 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Williams, Edgar (November 6, 1984). "A Fond Adieu to Reading Terminal". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. A1, A8. Retrieved May 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eulogy for an R8 Station". The Philadelphia Daily News. October 26, 1994. p. 8. Retrieved October 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SEPTA Regional Rail Schedules Change Sunday" (Press release). PR Newswire Association LLC. November 5, 2003. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
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