List of former SEPTA Regional Rail stations

SEPTA Regional Rail System is the commuter rail division of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. It contains 153 stations on 13 lines formerly owned by both the Pennsylvania Railroad and Reading Railroad. Almost all stations are located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with the exception of four stations in the State of Delaware and two in the State of New Jersey. Various stations have closed before and during the establishment of SEPTA as well as their regional rail division.

Former stations[edit]

Station	Line	Municipality	County	Former railroad	Opened	Closed	Notes
52nd Street	Paoli/Thorndale Line Cynwyd Line	Philadelphia	Philadelphia, PA	Pennsylvania	1902	August 23, 1980
Allentown	Bethlehem Line	Allentown	Philadelphia, PA	Lehigh Valley	1890	August 20, 1979	Part of SEPTA diesel service
Andalusia	Trenton Line	Bensalem Township	Bucks, PA	Pennsylvania	????	October 4, 1992^[1]	Located below Tennis Avenue
Auburn	Pottsville/Reading Line	Auburn	Schuylkill, PA	Reading	????	July 1, 1981	Part of SEPTA diesel service
Baldwin	Wilmington/Newark Line	Crum Lynne	Delaware, PA	Pennsylvania	????	October 4, 1981^[2]
Barmouth	Cynwyd/Ivy Ridge Line	Lower Merion Township	Montgomery, PA	Pennsylvania	????	May 16, 1986
Bethlehem	Bethlehem Line	Bethlehem	Lehigh, PA or Northampton, PA	Jersey Central	????	June 30, 1981^[3]	Part of SEPTA diesel service
Birdsboro	Pottsville/Reading Line	Birdsboro	Berks, PA	Reading	????	July 1, 1981	Part of SEPTA diesel service
Bryn Athyn	Fox Chase/Newtown	Bryn Athyn	Montgomery, PA	Reading	1902	January 18, 1983^[4]	Part of SEPTA diesel service and short lived Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line. Currently a U.S. Post Office.
Center Valley	Bethlehem Line	Upper Saucon Township	Lehigh, PA	Reading	????	June 30, 1981^[3]	Part of SEPTA diesel service
Cheyney	Media/West Chester	Thornbury Township	Delaware, PA	Pennsylvania (PB&W)	1900	September 1986^[5]
Churchville	Fox Chase/Newtown	Churchville	Bucks, PA	Reading	1878	January 18, 1983^[4]	Part of SEPTA diesel service and short lived Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line
Coatesville	Paoli/Parkesburg	Coatesville	Chester, PA	Pennsylvania	April 1990^[6]	November 10, 1996^[7]	In use by Amtrak
Columbia Avenue	Bethlehem Line, Pottsville/Reading Line, Warminster Line, Chestnut Hill East Line, Fox Chase Line, and West Trenton Line	North Philadelphia (Templetown)	Philadelphia, PA	Reading	1911	1992	Replaced by Temple University Station
County Line	Fox Chase/Newtown	Upper Southampton Township	Bucks, PA	Reading	????	January 18, 1983^[4]	Part of SEPTA diesel service and short lived Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line
Crescentville	Fox Chase/Newtown	Near Northeast Philadelphia	Philadelphia, PA	Reading	????	March 26, 1978^[8]^[9]	Part of SEPTA diesel service
Darlington	Media/West Chester	Middletown Township	Delaware, PA	Pennsylvania (PB&W)	????	October 4, 1981^[2]
DeKalb Street	Manayunk/Norristown Line	Norristown	Montgomery, PA	Reading	1933	1984?	Replaced by Norristown Transportation Center
Fellwick	Lansdale/Doylestown Line	Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania (Ft. Washington)	Montgomery, PA	Reading	????	November 10, 1996^[10]	Between Oreland and Fort Washington
Fishers	Chestnut Hill East Line	North Philadelphia (Nicetown)	Philadelphia, PA	Reading	????	November 10, 1996^[10]
Frankford Junction	Trenton Line	Kensington	Philadelphia, PA	Pennsylvania	1832	October 4, 1992^[1]
Franklin Street	Pottsville/Reading Line	Reading	Berks, PA	Reading	????	July 1, 1981	Part of SEPTA diesel service
Fulmor	Warminster Line	Upper Moreland Township	Montgomery, PA	Reading	????	November 10, 1996^[10]
George School	Fox Chase/Newtown	Middletown Township	Bucks, PA	Reading	1905	January 18, 1983^[4]	Part of SEPTA diesel service and short lived Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line
Glen Mills	Media/West Chester	Glen Mills	Delaware, PA	Pennsylvania (WC&P)	1858	September 1986^[5]
Glen Riddle	Media/West Chester	Middletown Township (possibly Media)	Delaware, PA	Pennsylvania (PW&B)		September 1986^[5]
Hamburg	Pottsville/Reading Line	West Hamburg	Berks, PA	Reading	????	July 1, 1981	Part of SEPTA diesel service
Hellertown	Bethlehem Line	Hellertown	Northampton, PA	Reading	????	June 30, 1981^[3]	Part of SEPTA diesel service
Holland	Fox Chase/Newtown Line	Northampton Township	Bucks, PA	Reading	????	January 18, 1983^[4]	Part of SEPTA diesel service and short lived Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line
Huntingdon Valley	Fox Chase/Newtown Line	Lower Moreland Township	Montgomery, PA	Reading	????	January 18, 1983^[4]	Part of SEPTA diesel service and short lived Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line
Ivy Ridge Upper Level	Cynwyd/Ivy Ridge Line (Schuylkill Branch)	Northwest Philadelphia	Philadelphia, PA	Pennsylvania	1980	1986	Upper Level of existing Ivy Ridge Station on the Manayunk/Norristown Line
Ivy Rock	Pottsville/Reading Line	Plymouth Township	Montgomery, PA	Reading	????	????	Part of SEPTA diesel service
Lamokin Street	Wilmington/Newark Line	Chester	Delaware, PA	Pennsylvania	????	2003	Terminus of former Chester Creek Branch
Leesport	Pottsville/Reading Line	Leesport	Berks, PA	Reading	????	1979	Part of SEPTA diesel service
Lenni	Media/West Chester Line	Middletown Township	Delaware, PA	Pennsylvania	????	September 1986^[5]	Terminus of former Chester Creek Branch
Linfield	Pottsville/Reading Line	Royersford	Montgomery, PA	Reading	????	March 26, 1978	Part of SEPTA diesel service
Locksley	Media/West Chester Line	Thornbury Township	Delaware, PA	Pennsylvania	????	October 4, 1981^[2]
Logan	Lansdale/Doylestown Line Warminster Line West Trenton Line	North Philadelphia	Philadelphia, PA	Reading	????	October 4, 1992^[1]
Manayunk West	Cynwyd/Ivy Ridge Line	Manayunk	Philadelphia, PA	Pennsylvania	1834	1986
Mohrsville	Pottsville/Reading Line	Mohrsville	Berks, PA	Reading	????	July 1, 1981	Part of SEPTA diesel service
Mogees	Manayunk/Norristown Line	Plymouth	Montgomery, PA	Reading	????	October 4, 1992^[1]
Newark Penn (New Jersey)	West Trenton Line Extension	Newark	Essex, NJ	Pennsylvania	1935		Part of SEPTA diesel service; Taken over by New Jersey Transit north of West Trenton until 1982. NJT-WT ends 1983.
Newtown	Fox Chase/Newtown Line	Newtown	Bucks, PA	Reading	1873	January 18, 1983^[4]	Part of Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line.
Nicetown	Chestnut Hill East Line	Nicetown	Philadelphia, PA	Reading		November 14, 1988^[11]	SEPTA closed the Nicetown station on November 14, 1988 after a fire damaged the station. At the time of closure, the station had one single passenger on average.^[11]
Parkesburg	Paoli/Parkesburg Line	Parkesburg	Chester, PA	Pennsylvania	April 1990^[6]	November 10, 1996^[7]	In use by Amtrak
Phoenixville	Pottsville/Reading Line	Phoenixville	Chester, PA	Reading	????	July 26, 1981	Part of SEPTA diesel service
Pottstown	Pottsville/Reading Line	Pottstown	Montgomery, PA	Reading	1928	July 26, 1981	Part of SEPTA diesel service; NRHP listed since January 12, 1984.
Pottsville	Pottsville/Reading Line	Pottsville	Schuylkill, PA	Reading	????	July 1, 1981	Part of SEPTA diesel service
Quakertown	Bethlehem Line	Quakertown	Bucks, PA	Reading	????	July 26, 1981^[12]	Part of SEPTA diesel service
Reading Terminal	Lansdale/Doylestown Line Norristown Line Warminster Line Chestnut Hill East Line Fox Chase/Newtown Line West Trenton Line	Center City	Philadelphia, PA	Reading	January 29, 1893^[13]	November 6, 1984^[13]
Royersford	Pottsville/Reading Line	Royersford	Montgomery, PA	Reading	1931	July 26, 1981	Part of SEPTA diesel service
Schuylkill Haven	Pottsville/Reading Line	Schuylkill Haven	Schuylkill, PA	Reading	????	July 1, 1981	Part of SEPTA diesel service; Currently the Borough Hall.
Shawmont	Manayunk/Norristown Line	Northwest Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	Reading	1834	November 10, 1996^[10]
Shoemakersville	Pottsville/Reading Line	Shoemakersville	Berks, PA	Reading	????	July 1, 1981	Part of SEPTA diesel service;
Southampton	Fox Chase/Newtown Line	Upper Southampton Township	Bucks, PA	Reading	1892	January 18, 1983^[4]	Part of Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line
Spring Garden Street	Lansdale/Doylestown Line Norristown Line Warminster Line Chestnut Hill East Line Fox Chase/Newtown Line West Trenton Line	Lower North Philadelphia (Poplar)	Philadelphia, PA	Reading	1893	1984
Tioga	Chestnut Hill East Line	North Philadelphia	Philadelphia, PA	Reading	????	????
Valley Forge	Pottsville/Reading Line	Valley Forge	Montgomery, PA	Reading	1911	July 26, 1981	Part of SEPTA diesel service
Walnut Hill	Fox Chase/Newtown Line	Abington Township	Montgomery, PA	Reading	????	January 18, 1983^[4]	Part of Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line
West Chester	Media/West Chester	West Chester	Chester, PA	Pennsylvania (WC&P)	1875	September 1986^[5]
West Chester University	Media/West Chester	West Chester	Chester, PA	Pennsylvania (WC&P)	????	September 1986^[5]	Originally "Nields Street." Served West Chester University
Westmoreland	Chestnut Hill West	Northwest Philadelphia	Philadelphia, PA	Pennsylvania (PG&CH)	????	October 28, 1994^[14]
Westtown	Media/West Chester	Thornbury Township	Chester, PA	Pennsylvania (WC&P)	1859	September 1986^[5]
Williamson School	Media/West Chester	Media	Delaware, PA	Pennsylvania (WC&P)	1888	September 1986^[5]
Wissinoming	Trenton Line	Northeast Philadelphia	Philadelphia, PA	Pennsylvania	????	November 9, 2003^[15]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "New Rail Schedules Set". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 2, 1992. p. 36. Retrieved October 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c Tulsky, Fredric N. (September 24, 1981). "Rail Cuts Approved by SEPTA". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 23. Retrieved October 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c Moylan, Tom (June 30, 1981). "Rail service ends today for Bethlehem". The Morning Call. p. 16. Retrieved January 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Kennedy, Sara (October 21, 1983). "SEPTA to Boost Rail Service 13%". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1–2. Retrieved October 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "The Potential of Rail Service to West Chester Borough" (PDF). Borough of West Chester. September 22, 2015. p. 30. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Linafelt, Tom (June 29, 1990). "No trains to Phila. this decade, SEPTA official tells W. Chester". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 3-CC. Retrieved January 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Fish, Larry (October 25, 1996). "Rail service to parts of Chesco cut". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 35. Retrieved January 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Notice: Station Abandonment". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 6, 1978. p. 17. Retrieved October 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "City: A Hearing Will Be Held on the Closing of a Railroad Station". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 23, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved October 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dougherty, Frank (October 25, 1996). "SEPTA board cuts service". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 12. Retrieved January 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "A SEPTA Ride to a Sealed Station". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 23, 1988. p. 15. Retrieved October 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "SEPTA Cuts Local Service". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. July 24, 1981. pp. B1, B4. Retrieved May 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Williams, Edgar (November 6, 1984). "A Fond Adieu to Reading Terminal". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. A1, A8. Retrieved May 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eulogy for an R8 Station". The Philadelphia Daily News. October 26, 1994. p. 8. Retrieved October 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "SEPTA Regional Rail Schedules Change Sunday" (Press release). PR Newswire Association LLC. November 5, 2003. Retrieved October 16, 2017.

External links[edit]

[stationsclosed10492-1] "New Rail Schedules Set". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 2, 1992. p. 36. Retrieved October 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[locks/darling-2] Tulsky, Fredric N. (September 24, 1981). "Rail Cuts Approved by SEPTA". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 23. Retrieved October 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[June1981-3] Moylan, Tom (June 30, 1981). "Rail service ends today for Bethlehem". The Morning Call. p. 16. Retrieved January 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[newtown1983-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Kennedy, Sara (October 21, 1983). "SEPTA to Boost Rail Service 13%". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1–2. Retrieved October 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[WCrail-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "The Potential of Rail Service to West Chester Borough" (PDF). Borough of West Chester. September 22, 2015. p. 30. Retrieved January 6, 2018.

[Chesco1990-6] Linafelt, Tom (June 29, 1990). "No trains to Phila. this decade, SEPTA official tells W. Chester". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 3-CC. Retrieved January 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[Chesco1996-7] Fish, Larry (October 25, 1996). "Rail service to parts of Chesco cut". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 35. Retrieved January 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[crescentville-8] "Notice: Station Abandonment". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 6, 1978. p. 17. Retrieved October 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[crescentville2-9] "City: A Hearing Will Be Held on the Closing of a Railroad Station". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 23, 1978. p. 10. Retrieved October 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[Nov1996-10] Dougherty, Frank (October 25, 1996). "SEPTA board cuts service". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 12. Retrieved January 6, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

[nicetown88-11] "A SEPTA Ride to a Sealed Station". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 23, 1988. p. 15. Retrieved October 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[quaker-lans-12] "SEPTA Cuts Local Service". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. July 24, 1981. pp. B1, B4. Retrieved May 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[readingterm-13] Williams, Edgar (November 6, 1984). "A Fond Adieu to Reading Terminal". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. A1, A8. Retrieved May 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[14] "Eulogy for an R8 Station". The Philadelphia Daily News. October 26, 1994. p. 8. Retrieved October 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[2003pr-15] "SEPTA Regional Rail Schedules Change Sunday" (Press release). PR Newswire Association LLC. November 5, 2003. Retrieved October 16, 2017.

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v t e SEPTA Regional Rail stations
Airport	Terminals E & F Terminals C & D Terminal B Terminal A Eastwick Penn Medicine 30th Street Suburban Jefferson Temple University
Chestnut Hill East	Chestnut Hill East Gravers Wyndmoor Mount Airy Sedgwick Stenton Washington Lane Germantown Wister Wayne Junction Temple University Jefferson Suburban 30th Street
Chestnut Hill West	Chestnut Hill West Highland St. Martins Richard Allen Lane Carpenter Upsal Tulpehocken Chelten Avenue Queen Lane North Philadelphia 30th Street Suburban Jefferson Temple University
Cynwyd	Cynwyd Bala Wynnefield Avenue 30th Street Suburban
Fox Chase	Fox Chase Cheltenham Lawndale Olney Wayne Junction Temple University Jefferson Suburban 30th Street
Lansdale/Doylestown	Doylestown Delaware Valley University New Britain Chalfont Link Belt Colmar Fortuna 9th Street Lansdale Pennbrook North Wales Gwynedd Valley Penllyn Ambler Fort Washington Oreland North Hills Glenside Jenkintown–Wyncote Elkins Park Melrose Park Fern Rock Wayne Junction North Broad Temple University Jefferson Suburban 30th Street
Manayunk/Norristown	Elm Street Main Street Norristown Conshohocken Spring Mill Miquon Ivy Ridge Manayunk Wissahickon East Falls Allegheny North Broad Temple University Jefferson Suburban 30th Street Penn Medicine
Media/Wawa	Wawa Elwyn Media Moylan–Rose Valley Wallingford Swarthmore Morton Secane Primos Clifton–Aldan Gladstone Lansdowne Fernwood–Yeadon Angora 49th Street Penn Medicine 30th Street Suburban Jefferson Temple University
Paoli/Thorndale	Thorndale Downingtown Whitford Exton Malvern Paoli Daylesford Berwyn Devon Strafford Wayne St. Davids Radnor Villanova Rosemont Bryn Mawr Haverford Ardmore Wynnewood Narberth Merion Overbrook 30th Street Suburban Jefferson Temple University
Trenton	Trenton Levittown Bristol Croydon Eddington Cornwells Heights Torresdale Holmesburg Junction Tacony Bridesburg North Philadelphia 30th Street Suburban Jefferson Temple University
Warminster	Warminster Hatboro Willow Grove Crestmont Roslyn Ardsley Glenside Jenkintown–Wyncote Elkins Park Melrose Park Fern Rock Wayne Junction North Broad Temple University Jefferson Suburban 30th Street Penn Medicine
West Trenton	West Trenton Yardley Woodbourne Langhorne Neshaminy Falls Trevose Somerton Forest Hills Philmont Bethayres Meadowbrook Rydal Noble Jenkintown–Wyncote Elkins Park Melrose Park Fern Rock Wayne Junction Temple University Jefferson Suburban 30th Street Penn Medicine
Wilmington/Newark	Newark Churchmans Crossing Wilmington Claymont Marcus Hook Highland Avenue Chester Eddystone Crum Lynne Ridley Park Prospect Park Norwood Glenolden Folcroft Sharon Hill Curtis Park Darby Penn Medicine 30th Street Suburban Jefferson Temple University
Former stations	52nd Street Allentown Andalusia Auburn Baldwin Barmouth Belle Mead Bethlehem Birdsboro Bound Brook Bryn Athyn Center Valley Cheyney Churchville Coatesville Columbia Avenue County Line Crescentville Darlington DeKalb Street Fellwick Fishers Frankford Junction Franklin Street Fulmor George School Glen Mills Glen Riddle Hamburg Hellertown Holland Hopewell Huntingdon Valley Ivy Rock Lamokin Street Leesport Lenni Locksley Logan Manayunk West Mohrsville Mogees Newark Penn Newtown Nicetown Parkesburg Phoenixville Pottstown Pottsville Quakertown Reading Terminal Royersford Schuylkill Haven Shawmont Shoemakersville Southampton Spring Garden Street Tioga Valley Forge Walnut Hill West Chester West Chester University Westmoreland Westtown Williamson School Wissinoming