Philmont station

Philmont station is a station along the SEPTA West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey. It is located at Tomlinson Road & Philmont Avenue in Lower Moreland Township, Pennsylvania. In FY 2013, Philmont station had a weekday average of 633 boardings and 574 alightings.[3] The station has off-street parking and a ticket office. Philmont station was built in 1913 by the Reading Railroad after the previous depot caught fire on March 17 of that year.[2]

Philmont
Philmont station
LocationTomlinson Road & Philmont Avenue
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
Coordinates40.1220°N 75.0438°W / 40.1220; -75.0438
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Parking250 spaces (164 with Permit)
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Rebuilt1913
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931[1]
Key dates
March 17, 1913Station depot burns[2]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Bethayres
toward Penn Medicine
 West Trenton Line Forest Hills
toward West Trenton

Station layout

Philmont has two low-level side platforms with a mini high-level platform.

G
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound ←      West Trenton Line toward West Trenton (Forest Hills)
Inbound ←      West Trenton Line toward Penn Medicine (Bethayres) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance, parking, and ticket office

References
  1. "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Philmont Station Burned". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 18, 1913. p. 16. Retrieved July 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)


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