Richard Allen Lane station
SEPTA train station in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Allen Lane station (formerly Allen Lane station) is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia. It is located at 200 West Allens Lane in the Mount Airy neighborhood and serves the Chestnut Hill West Line. The station building was built circa 1880.[3] Like many in Philadelphia, it retains much of its Victorian/Edwardian appearance.
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Location | 200 West Allens Lane Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.0575°N 75.1950°W / 40.0575; -75.1950 | ||||||||||||||||
Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Parking | 6 spaces | ||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1880; 144 years ago (1880) | ||||||||||||||||
Electrified | March 22, 1918; 106 years ago (1918-03-22)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Allen Lane (1880–2022) | ||||||||||||||||
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2017 | 310 boardings 307 alightings (weekday average)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Rank | 87 of 146 | ||||||||||||||||
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The former station building now houses a coffee shop, the High Point Cafe.
The station is in zone 2 on the Chestnut Hill West Line, on former Pennsylvania Railroad tracks, and is 10.1 track miles from Suburban Station. In fiscal 2012, this station saw 307 boardings on an average weekday.