Elkins Park station

Elkins Park station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station located in the Elkins Park neighborhood of Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The station building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its notable architecture. The station is located at the intersection of Park Avenue and Spring Avenue. Elkins Park station is served by the Warminster Line, West Trenton Line, and Lansdale/Doylestown Line.

Elkins Park
Elkins Park station, from the intersection of Park and Spring Avenues
Location7879 Spring Avenue
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania 19027
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)SEPTA Main Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections SEPTA City Bus: 28
Construction
Parking59 space parking lot
Disabled accessNo
Other information
Fare zone2
History
OpenedMay 14, 1899[1]
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931[2]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Melrose Park
toward Airport
 Airport Line Jenkintown–Wyncote
toward Glenside
Melrose Park
toward 30th Street Station
 Lansdale/​Doylestown Line
limited weekday service, no weekend service
 Jenkintown–Wyncote
toward Doylestown
Melrose Park
toward Penn Medicine
 Warminster Line Jenkintown–Wyncote
toward Warminster
West Trenton Line
limited weekday service
 Jenkintown–Wyncote
toward West Trenton
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Melrose Park
toward Fern Rock
 Bethlehem Branch Jenkintown
toward Bethlehem
Elkins Railroad Station, Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
LocationJct. of Spring and Park Aves., Cheltenham Township, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates 40°4′16″N 75°7′42″W
Area0.5 acres (0.2 ha)
Built1898
ArchitectCope & Stewardson Co.
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.90001609[3]
Added to NRHPOctober 25, 1990

Station history

The station was constructed in 1898 by Cope & Stewardson, at a cost of $40,000.[4] On May 14, 1899, the station opened to Philadelphia and Reading Railroad train service.[1] Originally, it was known as the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Elkins Railroad station, but has also been known as Elkins Park station and Ashbourne station. The Queen Anne style architecture of the station resulted in the station being added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[5]

The station has low-level, non-handicapped accessible, railway platforms. In FY 2013, Elkins Park station had a weekday average of 632 boardings and 599 alightings.[6]

Service

Elkins Park station is located along one of SEPTA's main rail lines. The station is served by most weekday and weekend trains on the Warminster Line, limited weekday trains and all weekend trains on the West Trenton Line, and limited weekday trains and no weekend trains on the Lansdale/Doylestown Line.[7]

Station layout

Elkins Park has two low-level side platforms.

G
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound ←      Airport Line toward Glenside (Jenkintown–Wyncote)
←      Lansdale/​Doylestown Line toward Lansdale, Link Belt, or Doylestown (Jenkintown–Wyncote)
←      Warminster Line toward Glenside or Warminster (Jenkintown–Wyncote)
←      West Trenton Line toward West Trenton (Jenkintown–Wyncote)
Inbound →      Airport Line toward Airport (Melrose Park)→
→      Lansdale/​Doylestown Line toward 30th Street Station (Melrose Park) →
→      Warminster Line toward Penn Medicine (Melrose Park) →
→      West Trenton Line toward Penn Medicine (Melrose Park) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance, parking, and ticket office

References
  1. "Elkins Station Opened at Ogontz Park". The Philadelphia Times. May 15, 1899. p. 3. Retrieved July 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. "Ceremony Marks Elkins Park SEPTA Station Improvements; Station Houses Top, Hispanic-Owned Architectural Firm" PR Newswire. (May 15, 1997).
  5. National Register of Historic Places: Pennsylvania – Montgomery County (scroll down) (accessed August 3, 2006)
  6. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
  7. "Glenside Combined schedule" (PDF). SEPTA. Retrieved May 15, 2017.

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