Overbrook station
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 Overbrook station in July 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |
6258 City Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Keystone Corridor (Main Line) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |
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| Parking | 162 spaces (112 daily, 50 permit) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2015) | 1,803 (Average weekday)[2] (SEPTA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1860 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1999–2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | September 11, 1915[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overbrook station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station on the Paoli/Thorndale Line, located near 63rd Street and City Line Avenue (US 1) in the Overbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It serves many of the residents of Overbrook Farms and the suburban neighborhoods across City Avenue in neighboring Montgomery County, as well as Saint Joseph's University and Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia.
History
The current station building was constructed around 1860 on the inbound (eastbound) side. The station, platforms, and canopies were restored from 1999 to 2003 in a $9.1 million project. A smaller shelter serves westbound passengers.
Amtrak served Overbrook with some westbound Keystone Service trips until 1987.[4]
Station layout
Overbrook has two low-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.
| G | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Track 4 | ← Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Merion) ← Keystone Corridor services do not stop here |
| Track 3 | ← Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Merion) ← Keystone Corridor services do not stop here |
| Track 2 | Keystone Corridor services do not stop here → Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (30th Street) → |
| Track 1 | Keystone Corridor services do not stop here → Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (30th Street) → |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Street level | Exit/entrance, station house, parking |
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.
- ↑ "Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). setpa.org.
- ↑ Tatnall, Frank (Fall 2015). "A Century of Catenary". Classic Trains. 16 (3): 26.
- ↑ Amtrak National Train Timetables: Effective April 5, 1987 through October 24, 1987. Amtrak. April 5, 1987. p. 24 – via Museum of Railway Timetables.
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