Chestnut Hill East station
Chestnut Hill East 97 | |||||||||||||
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Parking | 104 spaces | ||||||||||||
Accessible | No | ||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Opened | 1872 | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1931 | ||||||||||||
Electrified | February 5, 1933[1] | ||||||||||||
Previous names | Chestnut Hill (until 1977) | ||||||||||||
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June 1931 | Station depot demolished[2] | ||||||||||||
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Chestnut Hill East station is a
The station is in zone 2 on the Chestnut Hill East Line, on former Reading Railroad tracks, and is 10.8 track miles from
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.
Prior to rebuilding and electrification circa 1931, the stub terminal had three short passenger car tracks serviced by two platforms, a small engine terminal with a turntable, five-stall roundhouse and water tank, plus a few freight tracks serving storage buildings and a coal and lumber business.[6]
References
- ^ "New Electric Schedule". The Scranton Times. February 4, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reading Plans Station". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 21, 1931. p. 16. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chestnut Hill East station photos (Existing Stations in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)". Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
- ^ Original Chestnut Hill Reading Railroad station postcard (Existing Stations in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
- ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
- ^ Edwin P. Alexander. Model Railroads. New York, N.Y.: W.W. Norton & Co., 1950. Pp. 38, 40-41.