Jenkintown–Wyncote (SEPTA station)

Jenkintown-Wyncote
Jenkintown-Wyncote
	SEPTA regional rail
	Jenkintown-Wyncote Station
Location	2 Greenwood Avenue; Jenkintown, PA 19046
Owned by	SEPTA
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Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 77
Construction
Parking	430-space parking lot
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1872 (NPRR)
Rebuilt	1932 (RDG)
Electrified	1931
Previous names	Jenkintown
Services
	Jenkintown Wyncote Station
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
Location	Wyncote, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Built	1872
Architect	Horace Trumbauer
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP Reference #	14001103
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 29, 2014
Designated CP	October 16, 1986

Jenkintown–Wyncote (originally "Jenkintown") is a major SEPTA Regional Rail station along the SEPTA Main Line. It is located at the intersection of Greenwood Avenue and West Avenue on the border of Jenkintown and the Wyncote neighborhood of Cheltenham Township. Jenkintown is the busiest Regional Rail station outside of the C-Zone, and the sixth busiest overall.

Station

Jenkintown-Wyncote Station was originally built in 1872 by the North Pennsylvania Railroad,^[2] and replaced in 1932 by the Reading Railroad. The 1932-built structure remains to this day,^[3] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. It currently lies in fare zone three and includes a parking lot with 450 spaces.^[4] The West Trenton line branches off of the SEPTA Main Line at this station.

Service

This station is served by the Warminster Line, West Trenton Line, and Lansdale/Doylestown Line.^[5] These three rail lines make Jenkintown-Wyncote the sixth-busiest station in SEPTA's Regional Rail system, and the busiest outside of the City of Philadelphia, with 1998 average weekday boardings and 1660 average weekday alightings.^[6]

References

External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons

File:Jenkintown Station view.JPG

The structure on the inbound side of the station houses a ticket office and a restaurant

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[1] Wyncote Historic District (NRHP.gov)

[2] 1892 photos of old Jenkintown NPAA Station by William Henry Jackson

[3] Existing Railroad Stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

[4] SEPTA. "Jenkintown Station."

[5] SEPTA (Mar. 28, 2007). "Combined Timetable." PDF (321 KB)

[6] SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61 PDF (539 KB)

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v t e Township of Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
Founded 1682
Communities	Arcadia University Cedarbrook Cheltenham Edge Hill Elkins Park Glenside La Mott Laverock Melrose Park Wyncote
Education	Ancillae Assumpta Academy Arcadia University Bishop McDevitt High School Cedarbrook Middle School Cheltenham High School Cheltenham Township School District Delaware Valley Minority Student Achievement Consortium Gratz College Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Salus University Tyler School of Art Westminster Theological Seminary
National Historic Sites	Beth Sholom Synagogue Camp William Penn Camptown Historic District Curtis Hall Arboretum Elkins Railroad Station George K. Heller School Glenside Memorial Hall Grey Towers Castle Henry West Breyer Sr. House Milmoral Rowland House St. Paul's Episcopal Church Wall House Wyncote Historic District
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