Cheltenham station (SEPTA)

Cheltenham
SEPTA regional rail
Cheltenham Station in March 2012, after construction of the new high level platform.
Location Old Soldiers Road & Hasbrook Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°03′26″N 75°05′34″W / 40.057258°N 75.092722°W / 40.057258; -75.092722Coordinates: 40°03′26″N 75°05′34″W / 40.057258°N 75.092722°W / 40.057258; -75.092722
Owned by SEPTA
Line(s)
  Fox Chase Line
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Parking 17 spaces
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 2
History
Opened 1893
Rebuilt 1993, 2007
Electrified Yes
Previous names Cheltenham Junction
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
Fox Chase Line
toward Fox Chase
Former services
Preceding station   Reading Railroad   Following station
TerminusNewtown Branch
toward Newtown
New York Short Line
Terminus

Cheltenham station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at Old Soldiers Road and Hasbrook Avenue, it serves the Fox Chase Line. The station has a 17-space parking lot.[1] In FY 2013, Cheltenham station had a weekday average of 267 boardings and 392 alightings.[2]

Until 2005, CSX's Trenton Subdivision freight line and the Fox Chase Line shared track from Newtown Junction to a point just south of Cheltenham station, where SEPTA trains utilized a crossover to travel to/from the freight track. These tracks are now segregated, with a siding having been installed between Cheltenham and Lawndale stations for SEPTA use during peak hours. The freight line eventually merges with SEPTA's West Trenton Line between Neshaminy Falls and Langhorne.

Cheltenham station serves the Burholme neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia and the eastern part of Cheltenham Township.

History

In 1993, the original 100-year-old station was destroyed by fire in what was ruled by the police as an arson.[3] The station was replaced with a trailer serving as the ticket office. A new station and high-level platforms were opened in October 2007.[4]

References

  1. ↑ SEPTA webpage Archived October 2, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. for Cheltenham
  2. ↑ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12.  (539 KB)
  3. ↑ Delaware Valley Rail Passenger Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine., March 1993, p.2
  4. ↑ SEPTA Capital Improvement Report for Philadelphia Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine., July 2006, p. 22.


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