Chestnut Hill West station
SEPTA train station in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chestnut Hill West station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at 9 West Evergreen Avenue in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood, it serves the Chestnut Hill West Line. It was originally built by the Philadelphia, Germantown and Chestnut Hill Railroad between 1883 and 1884, and later acquired by the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1918, when the line was electrified, the station was rebuilt to accommodate the upgrade.[4]
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Location | 9 West Evergreen Avenue Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.0762°N 75.2084°W / 40.0762; -75.2084 | ||||||||||||
Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | Chestnut Hill East station SEPTA City Bus: 23, 77, L SEPTA Suburban Bus: 94, 97 | ||||||||||||
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Parking | 58 Spaces | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Opened | June 11, 1884; 139 years ago (1884-06-11)[1] | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1918; 106 years ago (1918) | ||||||||||||
Electrified | March 22, 1918; 106 years ago (1918-03-22)[2] | ||||||||||||
Previous names | Chestnut Hill (until 1977) | ||||||||||||
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2017 | 308 boardings 370 alightings (weekday average)[3] | ||||||||||||
Rank | 88 of 146 | ||||||||||||
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The station is in zone 2 on the Chestnut Hill West Line, on former Pennsylvania Railroad tracks, and is 11.3 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2013, this station saw 433 boardings and 479 alightings on an average weekday.[5]