Elkins Park (SEPTA station)

Elkins Park SEPTA regional rail
Elkins Park Station, from the intersection of Park and Spring Avenues
Station statistics
Address	7879 Spring Avenue Elkins Park, Pennsylvania 19027
Coordinates	Lansdale/Doylestown Line   Warminster Line   West Trenton Line
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 28
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Parking	59 space parking lot
Other information
Opened	1898 (or 1899)
Electrified	1931
Owned by	SEPTA
Fare zone	2
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Melrose Park toward 30th Street Station Lansdale/Doylestown Line Jenkintown-Wyncote toward Doylestown Melrose Park toward University City Warminster Line Jenkintown-Wyncote toward Warminster West Trenton Line Jenkintown-Wyncote toward West Trenton
Elkins Railroad Station, Philadelphia and Reading Railroad U.S. National Register of Historic Places Location: Jct. of Spring and Park Aves., Cheltenham Township, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA Coordinates: 40°4′16″N 75°7′42″W Area: 0.5 acres (0.2 ha) Built: 1898 Architect: OR builder = Cope & Stewardson Co. Architectural style: Queen Anne Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 90001609 Added to NRHP: October 25, 1990

Elkins Park is a SEPTA Regional Rail located in the Elkins Park neighborhood of Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and is along the SEPTA Main Line. 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. 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 of the station resulted in the station being added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

The station has low-level, non-handicapped accessible, railway platforms. In FY 2005, Elkins Park station had a weekday average of 445 boardings and 422 alightings.

Service

Elkins Park Station is located along the SEPTA Main Line. Elkins Park station is served by numerous Warminster Line and West Trenton Line trains, especially on weekends, when all Warminster and West Trenton trains stop at Elkins Park Station. On weekdays, certain Lansdale/Doylestown Line trains stop at Elkins Park, as well.

External links

Media related to Elkins Park (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA – Elkins Park Station
• Historic and more recent Elkins Park Station images
• Park Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View