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'''Cheltenham station''' is a [[SEPTA Regional Rail]] station in [[Cheltenham, Pennsylvania]]. Located at Old Soldiers Road and Hasbrook Avenue, it serves the [[Fox Chase Line]]. The station has a 17-space parking lot.<ref>[[SEPTA]] [http://www.septa.org/maps/click_map/cheltenham.html webpage] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061002195737/http://www.septa.org/maps/click_map/cheltenham.html |date=October 2, 2006 }} for Cheltenham</ref> In [[Fiscal year|FY]] 2013, Cheltenham station had a weekday average of 267 boardings and 392 alightings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf |title=SEPTA (May 2014). ''Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan.'' p. 62 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142611/http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf |archivedate=2014-08-12 }} {{small|(539 KB)}}</ref> |
'''Cheltenham station''' is a [[SEPTA Regional Rail]] station in [[Cheltenham, Pennsylvania]]. Located at Old Soldiers Road and Hasbrook Avenue, it serves the [[Fox Chase Line]]. The station has a 17-space parking lot.<ref>[[SEPTA]] [http://www.septa.org/maps/click_map/cheltenham.html webpage] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061002195737/http://www.septa.org/maps/click_map/cheltenham.html |date=October 2, 2006 }} for Cheltenham</ref> In [[Fiscal year|FY]] 2013, Cheltenham station had a weekday average of 267 boardings and 392 alightings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf |title=SEPTA (May 2014). ''Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan.'' p. 62 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142611/http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf |archivedate=2014-08-12 }} {{small|(539 KB)}}</ref> |
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Until 2005, [[CSX]]'s [[Trenton Subdivision (CSX Transportation)|Trenton Subdivision]] freight line and the Fox Chase Line shared track from [[Newtown Junction]] to a point just south of Cheltenham station, where SEPTA trains utilized a crossover to travel to/from the freight track. These tracks are now segregated, with a siding having been installed between Cheltenham and Lawndale stations for SEPTA use during peak hours. |
Until 2005, [[CSX]]'s [[Trenton Subdivision (CSX Transportation)|Trenton Subdivision]] freight line and the Fox Chase Line shared track from [[Newtown Junction]] to a point just south of Cheltenham station, where SEPTA trains utilized a crossover to travel to/from the freight track. These tracks are now segregated, with a siding having been installed between Cheltenham and Lawndale stations for SEPTA use during peak hours. Further north, the freight line eventually joins SEPTA's [[West Trenton Line (SEPTA)|West Trenton Line]] between [[Neshaminy Falls station|Neshaminy Falls]] and [[Langhorne station|Langhorne]] although the tracks no longer connect, and outbound passengers must now cross the inbound track to exit the station. |
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Cheltenham station serves the [[Burholme, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Burholme]] neighborhood of [[Northeast Philadelphia]] and the eastern part of [[Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania|Cheltenham Township]]. |
Cheltenham station serves the [[Burholme, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Burholme]] neighborhood of [[Northeast Philadelphia]] and the eastern part of [[Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania|Cheltenham Township]]. |
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Cheltenham station in March 2012, after construction of the new high level platform. | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Old Soldiers Road & Hasbrook Avenue Cheltenham, Pennsylvania 19012 | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°03′26″N 75°05′34″W / 40.057258°N 75.092722°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | 17 spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1893 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1993, 2007 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names | Cheltenham Junction | ||||||||||
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Cheltenham station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania. Located at Old Soldiers Road and Hasbrook Avenue, it serves the Fox Chase Line. The station has a 17-space parking lot.[1] In FY 2013, Cheltenham station had a weekday average of 267 boardings and 392 alightings.[2]
Until 2005, CSX's Trenton Subdivision freight line and the Fox Chase Line shared track from Newtown Junction to a point just south of Cheltenham station, where SEPTA trains utilized a crossover to travel to/from the freight track. These tracks are now segregated, with a siding having been installed between Cheltenham and Lawndale stations for SEPTA use during peak hours. Further north, the freight line eventually joins SEPTA's West Trenton Line between Neshaminy Falls and Langhorne although the tracks no longer connect, and outbound passengers must now cross the inbound track to exit the station.
Cheltenham station serves the Burholme neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia and the eastern part of Cheltenham Township.
History
In 1993, the original 100-year-old station was destroyed by fire in what was ruled by the police as an arson.[3] The station was replaced with a trailer serving as the ticket office. A new station and high-level platforms were opened in October 2007.[4]
Station layout
G | Street level | Exit/entrance, parking |
P Platform level | ||
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right | ||
All trains | ← Fox Chase Line toward 30th Street (Lawndale) Fox Chase Line toward Fox Chase (Ryers) → |
References
- ^ SEPTA webpage Archived October 2, 2006, at the Wayback Machine for Cheltenham
- ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
- ^ Delaware Valley Rail Passenger Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, March 1993, p.2
- ^ SEPTA Capital Improvement Report for Philadelphia Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, July 2006, p. 22.
External links
Media related to Cheltenham (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Current schedule for the SEPTA Fox Chase/Newtown line
- SEPTA station page for Cheltenham
- Picture of the old station building
- Station House from Google Maps Street View