Elkins Park (SEPTA station)

Elkins Park
SEPTA regional rail
Elkins Park Station, from the intersection of Park and Spring Avenues
Location	7879 Spring Avenue Elkins Park, Pennsylvania 19027
Coordinates
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 28
Construction
Parking	59 space parking lot
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1898 (or 1899)
Electrified	1931
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Melrose Park toward 30th Street Station Lansdale/Doylestown Line limited weekday service Jenkintown-Wyncote toward Doylestown Melrose Park toward University City Warminster Line Jenkintown-Wyncote toward Warminster West Trenton Line limited weekday service, no weekend service 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
Area
Built	1898
Architect	Cope & Stewardson Co.
Architectural style	Queen Anne
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. 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 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. 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 at Wikimedia Commons

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