North Philadelphia station

North Philadelphia
Amtrak station SEPTA Regional Rail commuter rail station
North Philadelphia station looking northeast
Location	2900 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA
Owned by	Amtrak
Line(s)	Amtrak:   Keystone Service   Northeast Regional SEPTA:   Trenton Line   Chestnut Hill West Line
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform (Amtrak and Trenton Line) 2 side platforms (Chestnut Hill West Line)
Tracks	4 (Amtrak and Trenton Line) 2 (Chestnut Hill West Line)
Connections	Broad Street Line Local   Broad Street Line Ridge Spur SEPTA City Bus: 4, 16, 54
Construction
Parking	333 spaces
Disabled access	No
Other information
Station code	PHN
Fare zone	C (SEPTA)
History
Opened	1896[1]
Rebuilt	1999
Traffic
Passengers (2009)	164 (daily)  11% (SEPTA)
Passengers (2015)	832[2]  29.2% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Philadelphia toward Harrisburg Keystone Service Cornwells Heights toward New York City Philadelphia toward Norfolk, Newport News, or Lynchburg Northeast Regional Cornwells Heights toward Boston South Station or Springfield SEPTA Queen Lane toward Chestnut Hill West Chestnut Hill West Line 30th Street Station toward Temple University Bridesburg toward Trenton Trenton Line   Former services   Pennsylvania Railroad Philadelphia-22nd Street toward Chicago Main Line Philadelphia-11th Street toward New York City or Exchange Place Philadelphia-11th Street toward Trenton Trenton Line Philadelphia-22nd Street toward Suburban Station Westmoreland toward Chestnut Hill Chestnut Hill Line Philadelphia-22nd Street toward Suburban Station
Germantown Junction Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	2900 North Broad Street North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°59′51″N 75°9′16″W / 39.99750°N 75.15444°WCoordinates: 39°59′51″N 75°9′16″W / 39.99750°N 75.15444°W
Built	1896
Architect	Theophilus Parsons Chandler, Jr.; Roydhouse Arey & Co.
Architectural style	Renaissance, Other
NRHP Reference #	92000940[3]
Added to NRHP	July 8, 1999

North Philadelphia, formerly Germantown Junction Station,^[3] is a railroad station on the Northeast Corridor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is an above-ground station at 2900 North Broad Street in the city's North Philadelphia section. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's (SEPTA) Regional Rail accounts for most of the station's service, and five Amtrak trains stop each weekday.

Layout and service

The station is 4.4 miles from upper level 30th St Station via the outbound track, or 4.5 miles via the inbound. It is immediately northeast of where SEPTA's Chestnut Hill West Line diverges from the Northeast Corridor, which carries SEPTA's Trenton Line. Platforms for the two lines are a short distance apart.

Two high-level island platforms serve three of the four Northeast Corridor tracks. The Trenton Line trains make regular stops at these platforms. The station and tracks are owned by Amtrak, and five of their trains stop at this station each weekday.^[4][5] On the SEPTA-owned Chestnut Hill West line, two low-level platforms serve Chestnut Hill West trains, which normally treat North Philadelphia as a flag stop.^[6]

The station is within a few blocks of the North Broad station on SEPTA's Main Line (formerly belonging to the Reading Company), and the North Philadelphia subway station on SEPTA's Broad Street Line. The station has SEPTA ticket offices, retail shops, restaurants, and access to Broad Street businesses. As of 2006, the SEPTA Trenton and Chestnut Hill West had an average of 219 weekday boardings and 245 weekday disembarks.^[7] These numbers are a key reason why North Philadelphia is among Amtrak's least busy stations.^[8]

History and architecture

According to the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings project, the main structure of the station was built from 1896 to 1901 for the Pennsylvania Railroad, and was designed by Theophilus Parsons Chandler, Jr. After construction, it served as Philadelphia's sole stop for virtually the entire PRR east/west main line traffic, including such crack runs as the General. the Spirit of St. Louis and the legendary Broadway Limited train,^[9] as well as the General Motors Aerotrain. In 1977, Amtrak undertook a major rehabilitation of the station that cost approximately $300,000. Work included improvements to the waiting room, roof and portico; painting; and repairs to the restrooms. ^[10] The station includes a 333-space parking lot, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and has been documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey.

References

1. Existing Railroad Stations in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
2. "Amtrak State Fact Sheet, FY2015, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
3. Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
4. Amtrak Keystone Service Timetables
5. Amtrak Northeast Corridor Timetables
6. SEPTA Chestnut Hill West schedule
7. SEPTA (May 2006). Annual Service Plan 2007. p. 83 PDF (539 KiB)
8. Amtrak Fact Sheet; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (PDF)
9. April 1963 Broadway Limited Schedule (PRR Documents @ Railfan.net)
10. "Board Approves New Locomotives, New Station, North Philadelphia Upgrading". Amtrak NEWS. 1 May 1977. Retrieved 23 February 2015.

External links

• Amtrak – Stations – North Philadelphia, PA
• Philadelphia-North Philadelphia, PA (PHN) - Amtrak's Great American Stations
• Station from Google Maps Street View
• North Philadelphia Amtrak-SEPTA Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-5958, "North Philadelphia Station, 2900 North Broad Street, on northwest corner of Broad Street & Glenwood Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA", 72 photos, 16 data pages, 9 photo caption pages
• HABS No. PA-5958-A, "North Philadelphia Station, Street Car Waiting House"
• HABS No. PA-5958-B, "North Philadelphia Station, Mechanical Building", 2 photos, 3 data pages, 2 photo caption pages