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Rosemont station (SEPTA)

Coordinates: 40°01′41″N 75°19′39″W / 40.0281°N 75.3274°W / 40.0281; -75.3274
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Rosemont
SEPTA regional rail
General information
Location43 Airdale Road, Rosemont, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°01′41″N 75°19′39″W / 40.0281°N 75.3274°W / 40.0281; -75.3274
Owned byAmtrak[1]
Operated bySEPTA
Line(s)Keystone Corridor (Main Line)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport SEPTA Suburban Bus: 105, 106 (on Lancaster Avenue)
Construction
Parking112 spaces (90 daily, 22 permit)
Bicycle facilities5 racks (10 spaces)
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1880
ElectrifiedSeptember 11, 1915[2]
Passengers
2011360[3] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Villanova
toward Thorndale
Paoli/​Thorndale Line Bryn Mawr
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Villanova
toward Chicago
Main Line Bryn Mawr
Villanova
toward Paoli
Paoli Line Bryn Mawr

Rosemont station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Rosemont, Pennsylvania. It is located at Airdale Road and Montrose Avenues and is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains.

The station was originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad between 1863 and 1871 (appears on 1871 atlas). As a modern SEPTA station, the building is also occupied by a real estate broker's office and underwent renovations for this use in 1983. The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 6:00 AM to 10:55 AM excluding holidays. There are 112 parking spaces at the station. This station is 10.9 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. In 2011, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 360, and the average total weekday alightings was 389.[3]

Station layout

Rosemont has two low-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Track 4      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Villanova)
← Amtrak services do not stop here
Track 3      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Villanova)
← Amtrak services do not stop here
Track 2 Amtrak services do not stop here →
     Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Bryn Mawr)
Track 1 Amtrak services do not stop here →
     Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Bryn Mawr)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Exit/entrance, station house, parking

References

  1. ^ "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  2. ^ Tatnall, Frank (Fall 2015). "A Century of Catenary". Classic Trains. 16 (3): 26.
  3. ^ a b "Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 71–72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.

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