Overbrook (SEPTA station)

Overbrook
SEPTA regional rail station
Location	6258 City Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19151
Coordinates	39°59′23.5″N 75°14′59.5″W / 39.989861°N 75.249861°WCoordinates: 39°59′23.5″N 75°14′59.5″W / 39.989861°N 75.249861°W
Owned by	Amtrak[1]
Operated by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Paoli/Thorndale Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Subway–Surface Trolleys Route 10 SEPTA City Bus: 65, G
Construction
Parking	162 spaces (112 daily, 50 permit)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1860
Rebuilt	1999-2003
Electrified	September 11, 1915[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	772[3] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Merion toward Thorndale Paoli/Thorndale Line 30th Street Station toward Temple University   Former services   Pennsylvania Railroad Merion toward Chicago Main Line 52nd Street toward New York City or Exchange Place Merion toward Paoli Paoli Line 52nd Street toward Suburban Station

Overbrook is an above-ground commuter rail station located in Overbrook at the edge of the City of Philadelphia at 63rd Street and City Line Avenue (US 1).^[4] It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains with the exception of several express runs.

The station is the last stop inbound before 30th Street Station in Center City Philadelphia and serves many of the residents of Overbrook Farms and the suburban neighborhoods across City Avenue in neighboring Montgomery County. It is within walking distance of the 63rd and Malvern Loop of the SEPTA Route 10 trolley. Also, the station is the primary station for students of Saint Joseph's University and Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia.

History

The historic station was built around 1860 (according to the Philadelphia Architects and Building project), and the station, platforms, and canopies were restored over a period of four years from 1999 to 2003 in a $9,101,649 (originally $7.2 million) project. Westbound commuters have an open shed.^[5]

The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 5:40 a.m.-11:05 a.m. and 11:50 a.m.-3:35 p.m. There are a total of 162 parking spaces at the station, for daily use or with appropriate permits.

This station is in fare zone 2 and is 5.1 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2011, the average total weekday boardings was 772 and the average total weekday alightings was 681.^[3]

References

1. "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
2. Tatnall, Frank (Fall 2015). "A Century of Catenary". Classic Trains 16 (3): 26.
3. "Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 71–72. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
4. Google maps
5. 2004 Job Luning Prak photo

External links

Media related to Overbrook (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA - Overbrook Station
• Station House from Google Maps Street View