Germantown station (SEPTA)
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.
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| Location | 120–128 East Chelten Avenue, Philadelphia, PA | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.0379°N 75.1720°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  SEPTA City Bus: 26, J, K | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 13 Spaces | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | c. 1885 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | February 5, 1933[1] | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Chelten Avenue | ||||||||||
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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
- "New Electric Schedule". The Scranton Times. February 4, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
- Many SEPTA stations to get makeovers.
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