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{{Short description|SEPTA train station in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States}}
{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name=Chestnut Hill West
| name = Chestnut Hill West
| style=SEPTA | style2=SEPTA Regional Rail
| style = SEPTA
| style2 = SEPTA Regional Rail
| symbol_location=septa
| symbol_location = septa
| symbol = septa
| symbol = septa
| image = Chestnut Hill West Station (5196820515).jpg
| image = Chestnut Hill West Station (5196820515).jpg
| image_caption = Former Pennsylvania Railroad Line
| image_caption = Former Pennsylvania Railroad Line
| address = 9 West Evergreen Avenue<br>Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| address = 9 West Evergreen Avenue<br>Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| coordinates={{coord|40.0762|N|75.2084|W|type:railwaystation_region:US-PA|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|40.0762|N|75.2084|W|type:railwaystation_region:US-PA|display=inline,title}}
| line=
| line =
| other={{rail color box|system=SEPTA|line=Chestnut Hill East}} [[Chestnut Hill East station]]<br/>'''{{bus icon|12px|City Bus}} [[SEPTA City Transit Division bus routes|SEPTA City Bus]]''': {{SEPTA bus link|23|77|L}}<br>{{bus icon|12px|Suburban Bus}} '''[[SEPTA Suburban Division bus routes|SEPTA Suburban Bus]]''': {{SEPTA bus link|94|97}}
| other = {{rail color box|system=SEPTA|line=Chestnut Hill East}} [[Chestnut Hill East station]]<br/>'''{{bus icon|12px|City Bus}} [[SEPTA City Transit Division bus routes|SEPTA City Bus]]''': {{SEPTA bus link|23|77|L}}<br>{{bus icon|12px|Suburban Bus}} '''[[SEPTA Suburban Division bus routes|SEPTA Suburban Bus]]''': {{SEPTA bus link|94|97}}
| platform=2 [[side platform]]s
| platform = 2 [[side platform]]s
| parking=58 Spaces
| parking = 58 Spaces
| bicycle=
| bicycle =
| tracks=2
| tracks = 2
| passengers = 308 boardings<br/>370 alightings<br/>(weekday average)<ref>{{cite web | title=Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update| publisher=[[SEPTA]] | date=June 2020 | url=https://planning.septa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FY-2021_Service_Plan_Update.docx | page=24 | access-date=March 11, 2022}}</ref>
| passengers=
| pass_year=
| pass_year = 2017
| pass_percent=
| pass_percent =
| opened=June 11, 1884<ref name="chwopens">{{cite news|title=Steam Roads: Opening of Pennsylvania's New Branch Line|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15025661/chestnut_hill_opens_june_11_1884/|accessdate=November 10, 2017|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=June 11, 1884|page=2|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{open access}}</ref>
| opened = {{start date and age|1884|06|11|mf=y}}<ref name="chwopens">{{cite news|title=Steam Roads: Opening of Pennsylvania's New Branch Line|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15025661/chestnut_hill_opens_june_11_1884/|accessdate=November 10, 2017|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=June 11, 1884|page=2|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{open access}}</ref>
| rebuilt=1918
| rebuilt = {{start date and age|1918}}
| electrified=March&nbsp;22, 1918<ref name="1918electric">{{cite news |title=Electric Train Has Trial Trip |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82634149/chw-electric-march-23-1918/ |access-date=August 1, 2021 |work=The Harrisburg Telegraph |date=March 23, 1918 |page=10|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
| electrified = {{start date and age|1918|03|22|mf=y}}<ref name="1918electric">{{cite news |title=Electric Train Has Trial Trip |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82634149/chw-electric-march-23-1918/ |access-date=August 1, 2021 |work=The Harrisburg Telegraph |date=March 23, 1918 |page=10|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
| ADA=yes
| accessible = yes
| code=
| code =
| owned=[[SEPTA]]
| owned = [[SEPTA]]
| former=Chestnut Hill (until 1977)
| former = Chestnut Hill (until 1977)
| zone= 2
| zone = 2
| pass_rank = 88 of 146
| services= {{Adjacent stations|system=SEPTA|line=Chestnut Hill West|right=Highland}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=SEPTA|line=Chestnut Hill West|right=Highland}}
| other_services_collapsible=yes
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services_header=Former services
| other_services_header = Former services
| other_services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Pennsylvania Railroad|line=Chestnut Hill Line|right=Highland}}
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Pennsylvania Railroad|line=Chestnut Hill Line|right=Highland}}
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail |marker-color=#{{rcr|SEPTA|Chestnut Hill West}} |zoom=14 }}
}}
}}
'''Chestnut Hill West station''' is a [[SEPTA Regional Rail]] station in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. Located at 9 West Evergreen Avenue in the [[Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia|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.<ref>[http://www.west2k.com/pastations/philadelphia.shtml Existing Railroad Stations in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania]</ref>
'''Chestnut Hill West station''' is a [[SEPTA Regional Rail]] station in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. Located at 9 West Evergreen Avenue in the [[Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia|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.<ref>[http://www.west2k.com/pastations/philadelphia.shtml Existing Railroad Stations in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania]</ref>


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.<ref>[http://septa.org/strategic-plan/reports/asp15.pdf SEPTA (May 2014). ''Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan.'' p. 61]</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://septa.org/strategic-plan/reports/asp15.pdf |title=SEPTA (May 2014). ''Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan.'' p. 61 |access-date=2014-10-03 |archive-date=2014-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006104905/http://septa.org/strategic-plan/reports/asp15.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==SEPTA Bus connections==
==SEPTA Bus connections==
Line 40: Line 45:
'''[[SEPTA Suburban Division bus routes|SEPTA Suburban Buses]]'''
'''[[SEPTA Suburban Division bus routes|SEPTA Suburban Buses]]'''
*Routes 94 and 97
*Routes 94 and 97

==Station layout==
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray"|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray"|Street level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray"|Exit/entrance and parking
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=5 width=50|'''P<br>Platform level'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-top:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the left</small>
|-
|'''Inbound'''
|{{rcb|system=SEPTA|line=Chestnut Hill West|inline=yes}} toward [[Temple University station|Temple University]] <small>([[Highland station (SEPTA)|Highland]])</small> →
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|'''Inbound'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|{{rcb|system=SEPTA|line=Chestnut Hill West|inline=yes}} toward [[Temple University station|Temple University]] <small>([[Highland station (SEPTA)|Highland]])</small> →
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-top:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right</small>
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{commonscat-inline|Chestnut Hill West (SEPTA station)}}
*{{commonscat-inline|Chestnut Hill West (SEPTA station)}}
*{{SEPTA links}}
*[http://www.septa.org/stations/rail/chestnuthillwest.html SEPTA – Chestnut Hill West Station]
*[http://www.west2k.com/papix/chestnuthillwest.jpg 2005 Rob Mandeville Photo]
*[http://www.west2k.com/papix/chestnuthillwest.jpg 2005 Rob Mandeville Photo]
*[http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/showpix?nsta=5391848 Chestnut Hill West Station (WorldNYCSubway.org)]
*[http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/showpix?nsta=5391848 Chestnut Hill West Station (WorldNYCSubway.org)]
* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.076814,-75.207746&spn=0.003908,0.013679&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.076814,-75.207746&panoid=Tv5hCAbBZUvzCLUhP-g7-g&cbp=12,249.69,,0,0.62 Station House from Google Maps Street View]
* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.076814,-75.207746&spn=0.003908,0.013679&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.076814,-75.207746&panoid=Tv5hCAbBZUvzCLUhP-g7-g&cbp=12,249.69,,0,0.62 Station House from Google Maps Street View]
{{SEPTA Regional Rail stations}}
{{SEPTA Regional Rail stations}}
{{Pennsylvania Railroad New York Division stations|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:SEPTA Regional Rail stations]]
[[Category:SEPTA Regional Rail stations]]
[[Category:Former Pennsylvania Railroad stations]]
[[Category:Former Pennsylvania Railroad stations]]

Latest revision as of 00:33, 29 July 2024

Chestnut Hill West
Former Pennsylvania Railroad Line
General information
Location9 West Evergreen Avenue
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°04′34″N 75°12′30″W / 40.0762°N 75.2084°W / 40.0762; -75.2084
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  Chestnut Hill East Line
Chestnut Hill East station
City Bus SEPTA City Bus: 23, 77, L
Suburban Bus SEPTA Suburban Bus: 94, 97
Construction
Parking58 Spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
OpenedJune 11, 1884; 140 years ago (1884-06-11)[1]
Rebuilt1918; 107 years ago (1918)
ElectrifiedMarch 22, 1918; 106 years ago (1918-03-22)[2]
Previous namesChestnut Hill (until 1977)
Passengers
2017308 boardings
370 alightings
(weekday average)[3]
Rank88 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Terminus Chestnut Hill West Line Highland
toward Temple University
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Terminus Chestnut Hill Line Highland
toward Suburban Station
Location
Map

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]

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]

SEPTA Bus connections

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SEPTA City Buses

SEPTA Suburban Buses

  • Routes 94 and 97

References

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  1. ^ "Steam Roads: Opening of Pennsylvania's New Branch Line". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 11, 1884. p. 2. Retrieved November 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Electric Train Has Trial Trip". The Harrisburg Telegraph. March 23, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Existing Railroad Stations in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
  5. ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
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