Overbrook station

Overbrook
SEPTA regional rail station
Location 6258 City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19151
Coordinates 39°59′23.5″N 75°14′59.5″W / 39.989861°N 75.249861°W / 39.989861; -75.249861Coordinates: 39°59′23.5″N 75°14′59.5″W / 39.989861°N 75.249861°W / 39.989861; -75.249861
Owned by Amtrak[1]
Operated by SEPTA
Line(s)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 4
Connections

SEPTA City Bus: 65, G

Construction
Parking 162 spaces (112 daily, 50 permit)
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 2
History
Opened 1860
Rebuilt 1999-2003
Electrified September 11, 1915[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2011) 772[3] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
toward Thorndale
Paoli/Thorndale Line
  Former services  
Pennsylvania Railroad
toward Chicago
Main Line
toward Paoli
Paoli Line

Overbrook station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at 63rd Street and City Line Avenue (US 1) in the Overbrook neighborhood, it is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains with the exception of several express runs.

The station is the last stop inbound before 30th Street Station in Center City Philadelphia and serves many of the residents of Overbrook Farms and the suburban neighborhoods across City Avenue in neighboring Montgomery County. It is within walking distance of the 63rd and Malvern Loop of the SEPTA Route 10 trolley. Also, the station is the primary station for students of Saint Joseph's University and Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia.

History

The historic station was built around 1860 (according to the Philadelphia Architects and Building project), and the station, platforms, and canopies were restored over a period of four years from 1999 to 2003 in a $9,101,649 (originally $7.2 million) project. Westbound commuters have an open shed.[4]

The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 5:40 a.m.-11:05 a.m. and 11:50 a.m.-3:35 p.m. There are a total of 162 parking spaces at the station, for daily use or with appropriate permits.

This station is in fare zone 2 and is 5.1 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2011, the average total weekday boardings was 772 and the average total weekday alightings was 681.[3]

References

  1. "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  2. Tatnall, Frank (Fall 2015). "A Century of Catenary". Classic Trains. 16 (3): 26.
  3. 1 2 "Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 71–72. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  4. 2004 Job Luning Prak photo

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