Germantown station is a

SEPTA Regional Rail The SEPTA Regional Rail system is a commuter rail network owned by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and serving the Philadelphia Metropolitan area. The system has 13 branches and more than 150 active stations in Philadelphi ...

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. Located at Chelten Avenue and Baynton Street in the

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neighborhood, it serves the

Chestnut Hill East Line The Chestnut Hill East Line is a route of the SEPTA Regional Rail (commuter rail) system. The route serves the northwestern section of Philadelphia with service to Germantown, Mount Airy, and Chestnut Hill. It is one of two lines that serve Ch ...

. The station is in zone 1 on the Chestnut Hill East Line, on former

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tracks, and is 6.8 track miles from

Suburban Station Suburban Station is an art deco office building and underground commuter rail station in Penn Center, Philadelphia. Its official SEPTA address is 16th Street and JFK Boulevard. The station is owned and operated by SEPTA and is one of the three ...

. In 2013, this station saw 102 boardings and 140 alightings on an average weekday. On May 28, 2009, SEPTA approved a $1.9 million rehabilitation effort which will include Germantown station.

History

The Germantown railway station has existed since at least 1884 when it could be found in the same place it is today on the Chestnut Hill East line. It was on SEPTA's R7 line until the regional-rail renaming. Germantown_Septa_Station_2

Station layout

References

External links

SEPTA – Germantown Station

Station from Google Maps Street View
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