Germantown
The outbound platform at Germantown station
General information
Location120–128 East Chelten Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Coordinates40°02′16″N 75°10′19″W / 40.0379°N 75.1720°W / 40.0379; -75.1720
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Chestnut Hill East Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsCity Bus SEPTA City Bus: 26, J, K
Construction
Parking13 spaces
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Openedc. 1885
ElectrifiedFebruary 5, 1933[1]
Previous namesChelten 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

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.

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]

Station layout

P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Inbound ←      Chestnut Hill East Line toward 30th Street (Wister)
Outbound      Chestnut Hill East Line toward Chestnut Hill East (Washington Lane) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Exit/entrance

References

  1. ↑ "New Electric Schedule". The Scranton Times. February 4, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ↑ "Map of the Pennsylvania, Reading, and Lehigh Valley Railroads, and their connections". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Philadelphia. 1884. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Many SEPTA stations to get makeovers.
  4. ↑ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)

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