Germantown station (SEPTA)

Germantown station is a SEPTA Regional Rail component in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at Chelten Avenue and Baynton Street in the Germantown neighborhood, it serves the Chestnut Hill East Line.

Germantown
The outbound platform at Germantown station
General information
Location	120–128 East Chelten Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	40.0379°N 75.1720°W / 40.0379; -75.1720
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Chestnut Hill East Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 26, 41, K
Construction
Parking	13 spaces
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	c. 1885
Electrified	February 5, 1933[1]
Previous names	Chelten Avenue
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Washington Lane toward Chestnut Hill East Chestnut Hill East Line Wister toward 30th Street Station
Former services Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station Walnut Lane toward Chestnut Hill Chestnut Hill Branch Wingohocking toward Philadelphia
Location

The station is in zone 1 on the Chestnut Hill East Line, on former Reading Railroad tracks, and is 6.8 track miles from Suburban Station.

History

The Germantown railway station has existed since at least 1884 when it could be found in the same place it is today on the Chestnut Hill East line.^[2] It was on SEPTA's R7 line until the regional-rail renaming.

On May 28, 2009, SEPTA approved a $1.9 million rehabilitation effort which included the Germantown station.^[3]

In 2013, this station saw 102 boardings and 140 alightings on an average weekday.^[4]

Gallery

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  Germantown station