Elkins Park station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station located in the Elkins Park neighborhood of Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The station building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its notable architecture. The station is located at the intersection of Park Avenue and Spring Avenue. Elkins Park station is served by the Warminster Line, West Trenton Line, and Lansdale/Doylestown Line.
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 Elkins Park station, from the intersection of Park and Spring Avenues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 7879 Spring Avenue Elkins Park, Pennsylvania 19027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | SEPTA Main Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  SEPTA City Bus: 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 59 space parking lot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | May 14, 1899[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | July 26, 1931[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 302 boardings 406 alightings (weekday average)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 89 of 146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elkins Railroad Station, Philadelphia and Reading Railroad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Jct. of Spring and Park Aves., Cheltenham Township, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°4′16″N 75°7′42″W / 40.07111°N 75.12833°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.2 ha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Cope & Stewardson Co. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Queen Anne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 90001609[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | October 25, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station history edit
The station was constructed in 1898 by Cope & Stewardson, at a cost of $40,000.[5] On May 14, 1899, the station opened to Philadelphia and Reading Railroad train service.[1] Originally, it was known as the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Elkins Railroad station, but has also been known as Elkins Park station and Ashbourne station. The Queen Anne style architecture of the station resulted in the station being added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[6]
The station has low-level, non-handicapped accessible, railway platforms. In FY 2013, Elkins Park station had a weekday average of 632 boardings and 599 alightings.[7]
Service edit
Elkins Park station is located along one of SEPTA's main rail lines. The station is served by most weekday and weekend trains on the Warminster Line, limited weekday trains and all weekend trains on the West Trenton Line, and limited weekday trains and no weekend trains on the Lansdale/Doylestown Line.[8]
Station layout edit
Elkins Park has two low-level side platforms.
References edit
- ^ a b "Elkins Station Opened at Ogontz Park". The Philadelphia Times. May 15, 1899. p. 3. Retrieved July 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Ceremony Marks Elkins Park SEPTA Station Improvements; Station Houses Top, Hispanic-Owned Architectural Firm" PR Newswire. (May 15, 1997).
- ^ National Register of Historic Places: Pennsylvania – Montgomery County (scroll down) (accessed August 3, 2006)
- ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
- ^ "Glenside Combined schedule" (PDF). SEPTA. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
External links edit
Media related to Elkins Park (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons- SEPTA – Elkins Park station
- Historic and more recent Elkins Park Station images
- Park Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
