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Elkins Park station

Rail station in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States

Field	Value
name	Elkins Park
style	SEPTA
style2	SEPTA Regional Rail
symbol_location	septa
symbol	septa
image	ElkinsParkStation.JPG
address	7879 Spring Avenue
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania 19027
line	SEPTA Main Line
owned	SEPTA
tracks	2
parking	59 space parking lot
zone	2
opened	May 14, 1899
electrified	July 26, 1931
passengers	302 boardings
406 alightings
(weekday average)
pass_year	2017
pass_rank	89 of 146
services	{{Adjacent stations	system1=SEPTA
line1	Airport	left1=Melrose Park	right1=Jenkintown–Wyncote
line2	Warminster	left2=Melrose Park	right2=Jenkintown–Wyncote
line3	West Trenton	left3=Melrose Park	right3=Jenkintown–Wyncote
line4	Lansdale/Doylestown	nonstop4=yes
other_services_header	Former services
other_services_collapsible	yes
other_services	{{Adjacent stations	system=Reading Company
line1	Bethlehem Branch	left1=Oak Lane	right1=Jenkintown
line2	New York Branch	left2=Oak Lane	right2=Jenkintown
nrhp	{{Infobox NRHP
embed	yes
name	Elkins Railroad Station, Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
location	Jct. of Spring and Park Aves., Cheltenham Township, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
coordinates
mapframe	yes
mapframe-custom
area	0.5 acre
built	1898
architect	Cope & Stewardson Co.
architecture	Queen Anne
added	October 25, 1990
refnum	90001609
image_caption	Elkins Park station, from the intersection of Park and Spring Avenues
other	SEPTA City Bus:
platform	2 side platforms
accessible	No

Elkins Park, Pennsylvania 19027 406 alightings (weekday average) | mapframe-custom = Elkins Park station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station located in the Elkins Park neighborhood of Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The station building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its notable architecture. The station is located at the intersection of Park Avenue and Spring Avenue. Elkins Park station is served by the Warminster Line, West Trenton Line, and Lansdale/Doylestown Line.

Station history

The station was constructed in 1898 by Cope & Stewardson, at a cost of $40,000. On May 14, 1899, the station opened to Philadelphia and Reading Railroad train service.

The station has low-level, non-handicapped accessible, railway platforms. In FY 2013, Elkins Park station had a weekday average of 632 boardings and 599 alightings.

Service

Elkins Park station is located along one of SEPTA's main rail lines. The station is served by most weekday and weekend trains on the Warminster Line, limited weekday trains and all weekend trains on the West Trenton Line, and limited weekday trains and no weekend trains on the Lansdale/Doylestown Line.

Station layout

Elkins Park has two low-level side platforms.

References

(May 15, 1899). "Elkins Station Opened at Ogontz Park". The Philadelphia Times.
(July 26, 1931). "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
(June 2020). "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". [[SEPTA]].
{{NRISref
"Ceremony Marks Elkins Park SEPTA Station Improvements; Station Houses Top, Hispanic-Owned Architectural Firm" PR Newswire. (May 15, 1997).
Originally, it was known as the '''Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Elkins Railroad station''', but has also been known as '''Elkins Park station''' and '''Ashbourne station'''. The [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States. Queen Anne style architecture]] of the station resulted in the station being added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/PA/Montgomery/state.html National Register of Historic Places: Pennsylvania – Montgomery County (scroll down) (accessed August 3, 2006)]
George E. Thomas. (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Elkins Railroad Station, Philadelphia and Reading Railroad". National Archives and Records Administration.
"SEPTA (May 2014). ''Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan.'' p. 61".
"Glenside Combined schedule". SEPTA.

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