Overbrook (SEPTA station)
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Overbrook
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| SEPTA regional rail station | |||||||||||
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| Location | 6258 City Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19151 |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Amtrak[1] | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SEPTA | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.SEPTA City Bus: 65, G | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | 162 spaces (112 daily, 50 permit) | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1860 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1999-2003 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | September 11, 1915[2] | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2011) | 772[3] (weekday boardings) | ||||||||||
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Overbrook is an above-ground commuter rail station located in Overbrook at the edge of the City of Philadelphia at 63rd Street and City Line Avenue (US 1).[4] It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains with the exception of several express runs.
The station is the last stop inbound before 30th Street Station in Center City Philadelphia and serves many of the residents of Overbrook Farms and the suburban neighborhoods across City Avenue in neighboring Montgomery County. It is within walking distance of the 63rd and Malvern Loop of the SEPTA Route 10 trolley. Also, the station is the primary station for students of Saint Joseph's University and Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia.
History
The historic station was built around 1860 (according to the Philadelphia Architects and Building project), and the station, platforms, and canopies were restored over a period of four years from 1999 to 2003 in a $9,101,649 (originally $7.2 million) project. Westbound commuters have an open shed.[5]
The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 5:40 a.m.-11:05 a.m. and 11:50 a.m.-3:35 p.m. There are a total of 162 parking spaces at the station, for daily use or with appropriate permits.
This station is in fare zone 2 and is 5.1 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2011, the average total weekday boardings was 772 and the average total weekday alightings was 681.[3]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Google maps
- ↑ 2004 Job Luning Prak photo
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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