Fort Washington station

Fort Washington station is a station along the SEPTA Lansdale/Doylestown Line. The station is located at the intersection of Bethlehem Pike and Station Avenue in the Fort Washington section of Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania. It is also served by SEPTA Bus Routes 94, 95, and 201, as well as OurBus intercity buses to New York City. The station includes a 585-space parking lot.

Fort Washington
The current high-level platform station at Fort Washington, August 2022
General information
Location7250 Summit Avenue
(Bethlehem Pike & Station Avenue)
Fort Washington, PA 19034
Coordinates40°08′07″N 75°12′41″W / 40.1354°N 75.2115°W / 40.1354; -75.2115
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)SEPTA Main Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport SEPTA Suburban Bus: 94, 95, 201
Bus transport h.o.p.s.
Bus transport OurBus
Construction
Structure typeelevated
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1903
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931[1]
Passengers
20171,125 boardings
875 alightings
(weekday average)[2]
Rank14 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Oreland Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Ambler
toward Doylestown
Fellwick
Closed 1996
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Fellwick Bethlehem Branch Ambler
toward Bethlehem
Location
Map

Originally built in 1903 by the Reading Company,[3] the current station was built 300 feet to the south with high-level platforms, a new ticket office, a larger waiting room, and a bathroom as well as a massive parking lot.[4][5] The expansion was completed in 2008.

Old Fort Washington Station in 2007
New Fort Washington Station in 2011


In FY 2017, Fort Washington station had a weekday average of 1,125 boardings and 875 alightings. The first train from the station leaves at 5:32 A.M, while the last train arrives at the station at 1:10 A.M. The station is considered a major station on the Lansdale/Doylestown Line because most of the express trains stop at this station, before skipping many other intermediate stations on the line. Only one train, an express from Center City Philadelphia to North Wales skips this station. During the morning and afternoon peak hour, many trains operate to Center City as expresses, proceeding direct from Fort Washington station to Temple University station. Throughout midday, and the later hours of the night, most trains are locals. [6]

Station layout

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Fort Washington has two high-level side platforms.

References

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  1. ^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  3. ^ Existing Railroad Stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Archived May 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Fort Washington and Cheltenham Station Reconstruction Projects (SEPTA)". Archived from the original on 2008-11-16. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
  5. ^ Campisi, Jon (2005-09-28). "Partnership works to revive Ft. Washington train station". thereporteronline. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  6. ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
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