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
Location	Tomlinson Road & Philmont Avenue Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
Coordinates	40.1220°N 75.0438°W
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	250 spaces (164 with Permit)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Rebuilt	1913
Electrified	July 26, 1931[1]
Key dates
March 17, 1913	Station 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)

External links

• SEPTA - Philmont Station
• Station from Pine Road from Google Maps Street View