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SEPTA Regional Rail System is the commuter rail division of the SEPTA . 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.
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
Reading
????
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
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 Township
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
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
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]
^ 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 .