Highland station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

. Located at 8412 Seminole Avenue at Highland Avenue in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood, it serves the

Chestnut Hill West Line The Chestnut Hill West Line is a commuter rail line in the SEPTA Regional Rail network. It connects Northwest Philadelphia, including the eponymous neighborhood of Chestnut Hill, as well as West Mount Airy and Germantown, to Center City. Rou ...

. The

Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company also known as the "Pennsy", was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was named ...

initiated service on June 11, 1884. The station is in zone 2 on the

, on former Pennsylvania Railroad tracks, and is 10.7 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 2004, this station saw 32 boardings on an average weekday. More recently, usage appears to have doubled, but there is still considerable unused free parking in the

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lot (outbound side) and on the adjacent streets. The only shelter is a small Plexiglas hut on the inbound side.

Station layout

References

External links

SEPTA – Highland Station

Highland Avenue and Seminole Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
SEPTA Regional Rail stations Former Pennsylvania Railroad stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1884 Railway stations in Philadelphia {{SEPTA Regional Rail stations