Philmont station

Philmont station is a station along the SEPTA West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey. It is located at Tomlinson Road & Philmont Avenue in Lower Moreland Township, Pennsylvania. In FY 2013, Philmont station had a weekday average of 633 boardings and 574 alightings.[3] The station has off-street parking and a ticket office. Philmont station was built in 1913 by the Reading Railroad after the previous depot caught fire on March 17 of that year.[2]

Philmont
Philmont station
LocationTomlinson Road & Philmont Avenue
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
Coordinates40.1220°N 75.0438°W / 40.1220; -75.0438
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Parking250 spaces (164 with Permit)
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Rebuilt1913
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931[1]
Key dates
March 17, 1913Station depot burns[2]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Bethayres West Trenton Line Forest Hills

Station layout

Philmont has two low-level side platforms with a mini high-level platform.

G
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound      West Trenton Line toward West Trenton (Forest Hills)
Inbound      West Trenton Line toward Penn Medicine (Bethayres)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance, parking, and ticket office

References

  1. "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Philmont Station Burned". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 18, 1913. p. 16. Retrieved July 3, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)


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