Chestnut Hill East station

Chestnut Hill East
The Chestnut Hill East station as seen in October 2012. The station depot, constructed by the Reading Company, is visible on the left.
General information
Location100 East Chestnut Hill Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°04′52″N 75°12′28″W / 40.0810°N 75.2079°W / 40.0810; -75.2079
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Chestnut Hill East Branch
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks6
Connections
  Chestnut Hill West Line
Chestnut Hill West station
City Bus SEPTA City Bus: L
Suburban Bus SEPTA Suburban Bus: 94, 97
Construction
Parking104 spaces
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened1872
Rebuilt1931
ElectrifiedFebruary 5, 1933[1]
Previous namesChestnut Hill (until 1977)
Key dates
June 1931Station depot demolished[2]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Terminus Chestnut Hill East Line Gravers
toward 30th Street Station
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Terminus Chestnut Hill Branch Gravers
toward Philadelphia
Location
Map

Chestnut Hill East station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at 102–04 Bethlehem Pike at Chestnut Hill Avenue, it serves the Chestnut Hill East Line. The current station building was built in 1931 by the Reading Railroad,[3] as a replacement for an earlier station that existed between 1872 and 1930.[4]

The station is in zone 2 on the Chestnut Hill East Line, on former Reading Railroad tracks, and is 10.8 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2013, this station saw 433 boardings and 479 alightings on an average weekday.[5] Chestnut Hill East is often confused with Chestnut Hill West, which is a SEPTA station a few minutes away from Chestnut Hill East's location. Boarding statistics, however, show greater usage of this line than of the Chestnut Hill West Line by Chestnut Hill residents.

Prior to rebuilding and electrification circa 1931, the stub terminal had three short passenger car tracks serviced by two platforms, a small engine terminal with a turntable, five-stall roundhouse and water tank, plus a few freight tracks serving storage buildings and a coal and lumber business.[6]

References

  1. ^ "New Electric Schedule". The Scranton Times. February 4, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Reading Plans Station". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 21, 1931. p. 16. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Chestnut Hill East station photos (Existing Stations in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)". Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  4. ^ Original Chestnut Hill Reading Railroad station postcard (Existing Stations in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
  5. ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
  6. ^ Edwin P. Alexander. Model Railroads. New York, N.Y.: W.W. Norton & Co., 1950. Pp. 38, 40-41.