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Jenkintown-Wyncote (SEPTA station)
Encyclopedia
Jenkintown–Wyncote is a SEPTA Regional Rail
station along the SEPTA Main Line. It is located at the intersection of Greenwood Avenue and West Avenue in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
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, and replaced in 1932 by the Reading Railroad. The 1932-built structure remains to this day. It currently lies in fare zone three and includes a parking lot with 450 spaces. The West Trenton line branches off of the SEPTA Main Line at this station.
, West Trenton Line
, and Lansdale/Doylestown Line
. These four rail lines make Jenkintown-Wyncote the seventh-busiest station in SEPTA's Regional Rail system, with 1489 average weekday boardings and 1591 average weekday alightings.
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 along the SEPTA Main Line. It is located at the intersection of Greenwood Avenue and West Avenue in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Jenkintown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, about 10 miles north of downtown Philadelphia. "Jenkintown" is also used to describe a number of neighborhoods surrounding the borough, which also are known by names such as Rydal, Jenkintown Manor and Noble...
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Station
Jenkintown-Wyncote Station was originally built in 1872 by the North Pennsylvania RailroadNorth Pennsylvania Railroad
North Pennsylvania Railroad was a railroad company formed in 1855, and served Philadelphia, Montgomery County, Bucks County and Northampton County, Pennsylvania.-History:...
, and replaced in 1932 by the Reading Railroad. The 1932-built structure remains to this day. It currently lies in fare zone three and includes a parking lot with 450 spaces. The West Trenton line branches off of the SEPTA Main Line at this station.
Service
This station is served by the Warminster LineWarminster Line
The Warminster Line is a route of the SEPTA Regional Rail commuter rail. It serves stations between its namesake town, Warminster, and Center City, Philadelphia...
, West Trenton Line
West Trenton Line (SEPTA)
The West Trenton Line is a SEPTA Regional Rail line connecting Center City Philadelphia to West Trenton, New Jersey.-Route:The West Trenton Line connects Center City, Philadelphia with the West Trenton section of Ewing, New Jersey...
, and Lansdale/Doylestown Line
Lansdale/Doylestown Line
The Lansdale/Doylestown Line is a SEPTA Regional Rail line connecting Center City Philadelphia to Doylestown in Bucks County.-Route:The Lansdale-Doylestown segment of the R5 line utilizes what is known as the "SEPTA Main Line", a four-track line that has been owned by SEPTA since 1983...
. These four rail lines make Jenkintown-Wyncote the seventh-busiest station in SEPTA's Regional Rail system, with 1489 average weekday boardings and 1591 average weekday alightings.
External links
- SEPTA – Jenkintown-Wyncote Station
- Interactive aerial perspective
- 2000 Mark Lehman photo
- Station from Google Maps Street View
