Chestnut Hill West station explained

Chestnut Hill West
Style:SEPTA
Style2:SEPTA Regional Rail
Symbol Location:septa
Symbol:septa
Address:9 West Evergreen Avenue
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.0762°N -75.2084°W
Other: Chestnut Hill East station
SEPTA City Bus:
SEPTA Suburban Bus:
Platform:2 side platforms
Parking:58 Spaces
Tracks:2
Passengers:308 boardings
370 alightings
(weekday average)[1]
Pass Year:2017
Opened:[2]
Electrified:[3]
Accessible:yes
Owned:SEPTA
Former:Chestnut Hill (until 1977)
Zone:2
Pass Rank:88 of 146
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Other Services Header:Former services
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:14

Chestnut Hill West station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at 9 West Evergreen Avenue in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood, it serves the Chestnut Hill West Line. It was originally built by the Philadelphia, Germantown and Chestnut Hill Railroad between 1883 and 1884, and later acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1918, when the line was electrified, the station was rebuilt to accommodate the upgrade.[4]

The station is in zone 2 on the Chestnut Hill West Line, on former Pennsylvania Railroad tracks, and is 11.3 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2013, this station saw 433 boardings and 479 alightings on an average weekday.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update. . June 2020 . 24 . March 11, 2022.
  2. News: Steam Roads: Opening of Pennsylvania's New Branch Line. November 10, 2017. The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 11, 1884. 2. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Electric Train Has Trial Trip . August 1, 2021 . The Harrisburg Telegraph . March 23, 1918 . 10. Newspapers.com.
  4. http://www.west2k.com/pastations/philadelphia.shtml Existing Railroad Stations in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
  5. Web site: SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61 . 2014-10-03 . 2014-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006104905/http://septa.org/strategic-plan/reports/asp15.pdf . dead .