Overbrook station
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°WCoordinates: 39°59′23.5″N 75°14′59.5″W / 39.989861°N 75.249861°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Amtrak[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Tatnall, Frank (Fall 2015). "A Century of Catenary". Classic Trains. 16 (3): 26.
- 1 2 "Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 71–72. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ↑ 2004 Job Luning Prak photo
External links
Media related to Overbrook (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons