Overbrook station is a

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station on the

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, located near 63rd Street and City Line Avenue (

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) in the Overbrook neighborhood of

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. It serves many of the residents of Overbrook Farms and the suburban neighborhoods across City Avenue in neighboring Montgomery County, as well as Saint Joseph's University and

Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia The Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia ( he, פילאדעלפיע ישיבה) is a Haredi Litvish yeshiva in the Overbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its heads of school are Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky, Rabbi Shimon Yehudah Svei an ...

. In 2017, the average total weekday SEPTA boardings at this station was 774 and the average total weekday SEPTA alightings was 717.

History

The current station building was constructed around 1860 on the inbound (eastbound) side. The station, platforms, and canopies were restored from 1999 to 2003 in a $9.1 million project. A smaller shelter serves westbound passengers.

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served Overbrook with some westbound '' Keystone Service'' trips until 1987.

Station layout

Overbrook has two low-level

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s with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

References

External links

SEPTA - Overbrook StationStation from Google Maps Street View
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