Holmesburg Junction station explained

Holmesburg Junction
Style:SEPTA
Style2:SEPTA Regional Rail
Symbol Location:SEPTA
Symbol:SEPTA
Address:4783 Rhawn Street
Borough:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.0329°N -75.0238°W
Owned:Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Line:Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:4
Connections: SEPTA City Bus:
Parking:154 spaces
Bicycle:4 rack spaces
Accessible:No[1]
Zone:2[2]
Electrified:June 29, 1930[3]
Pass Year:2017
Passengers:471 boardings, 441 alightings (weekday average)[4]
Pass Rank:54 of 146
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Other Services Header:Former services
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:14

Holmesburg Junction station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at Rhawn and Decatur Streets in the Holmesburg neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia, it serves the Trenton Line.

The station is located along the Northeast Corridor, owned by Amtrak. It is from Suburban Station. In 2017, this station saw 471 boardings and 248 alightings on an average weekday.

At Holmesburg Junction the Bustleton Branch splits from the main tracks and runs to the interior of Northeast Philadelphia. Passenger service on the Bustleton Branch ended on February 13, 1926.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Holmesburg Junction Station . July 11, 2023 . . en-US.
  2. Web site: April 16, 2023 . Trenton Line Timetable . July 11, 2023 . Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
  3. News: Electric Trains to Run on Phila.-Trenton Line . January 31, 2021 . . June 23, 1930 . . 6. Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update. . June 2020 . 24 . March 11, 2022.
  5. News: Bustleton Trains Stop . August 23, 2020 . The Philadelphia Inquirer . February 14, 1926 . 4. Newspapers.com.