Chestnut Hill East (SEPTA station)
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Chestnut Hill East Station is a SEPTA Regional Rail
station at 102–04 Bethlehem Pike at Chestnut Hill Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. The current station building was built in 1931 by the Reading Railroad.
The station is in zone 2 on the Chestnut Hill East Line
, on former Reading Railroad tracks, and is 10.8 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2004, this station saw 213 boardings on an average weekday. Chestnut Hill East is often confused with Chestnut Hill West
, which is a SEPTA station a few minutes away from Chestnut Hill East's location. Boarding statistics, however, show greater usage of this line than of the Chestnut Hill West line by Chestnut Hill residents.
SEPTA Regional Rail
The SEPTA Regional Rail system consists of commuter rail service on thirteen branches to over 150 active stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and its suburbs. Service on most lines runs from 5:30 AM to midnight...
station at 102–04 Bethlehem Pike at Chestnut Hill Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. The current station building was built in 1931 by the Reading Railroad.
The station is in zone 2 on the Chestnut Hill East Line
Chestnut Hill East Line
The Chestnut Hill East Line , is a route of the SEPTA Regional Rail system. The route serves the northwestern section of Philadelphia with service to Germantown, Mount Airy, and Chestnut Hill...
, on former Reading Railroad tracks, and is 10.8 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2004, this station saw 213 boardings on an average weekday. Chestnut Hill East is often confused with Chestnut Hill West
Chestnut Hill West (SEPTA station)
Chestnut Hill West Station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station at 9 West Evergreen Avenue off Germantown Avenue, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station was originally built by the Philadelphia, Germantown and Chestnut Hill Railroad between 1883 and 1884, and acquired by the...
, which is a SEPTA station a few minutes away from Chestnut Hill East's location. Boarding statistics, however, show greater usage of this line than of the Chestnut Hill West line by Chestnut Hill residents.
