Philmont station

Philmont
Philmont station in August 2006
General information
LocationTomlinson Road and Philmont Avenue
Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania 19006
Coordinates40°07′19″N 75°02′38″W / 40.1220°N 75.0438°W / 40.1220; -75.0438
Owned bySEPTA
LineNeshaminy Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Parking250 spaces (164 with permit)
Accessibleyes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Rebuilt1913
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931[1]
Key dates
March 17, 1913Station depot burns[2]
Passengers
2017595 boardings
614 alightings
(weekday average)[3]
Rank39 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTAFollowing station
BethayresWest Trenton LineForest Hills
Former services
Preceding stationReading RailroadFollowing station
BethayresNew York BranchForest Hills
Location
Map

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.[4] 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]

Station layout

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

References

  1. ^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b "Philmont Station Burned". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 18, 1913. p. 16. Retrieved July 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2014. (539 KB)
  • SEPTA – Philmont station
  • Station from Pine Road from Google Maps Street View


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