Gravers station (formerly Graver's Lane station) is a SEPTA Regional Rail station at 300 East Gravers Lane at Anderson Street,

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. The station building is on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places and the National Register. It was built in 1872 or 1879 with

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as the architect, according to the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings project. On November 7, 1977, it was listed on the

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, and in 1983 it was acquired by SEPTA's regional rail division. The building combines a commuter railroad station with a residence on the second floor. It combines many materials and stylistic features, leading one architectural historian to call the style "histrionic". The station is in zone 2 on 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 ...

, on former Reading Railroad tracks, and is 10.3 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 124 boardings and 125 alightings on an average weekday.

Station layout

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SEPTA – Gravers Station2000 Kevin Leary photo

Gravers Lane entrance from Google Maps Street View

Station House from Google Maps Street View
Philadelphia Register of Historic Places SEPTA Regional Rail stations Former Reading Company stations Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia Frank Furness buildings Railway stations in the United States opened in 1879 Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia {{SEPTA-stub