Lawndale (SEPTA station)
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Lawndale is a station located along SEPTA's Fox Chase Line
. It is located at Robbins and Newtown Avenues and serves the Lawndale
neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia
. The station has a small shelter and has no parking lot.
In 2005, SEPTA segregated the freight and passenger tracks that run parallel from Newtown Junction to just south of Cheltenham. Passengers may now only board from the west side platform.
Fox Chase Line
The Fox Chase Line is a route of the SEPTA Regional Rail system.Originally known as the Fox Chase/Newtown Branch, service was truncated in January 1983 from Newtown to its current terminus in Philadelphia at Fox Chase due to unreliable train equipment and low ridership...
. It is located at Robbins and Newtown Avenues and serves the Lawndale
Lawncrest, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lawncrest is a neighborhood in the "Near" Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The name is an amalgram of Lawndale and Crescentville, the two primary communities that make up the neighborhood....
neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia
Northeast Philadelphia
Northeast Philadelphia, nicknamed Northeast Philly, the Northeast and the Great Northeast, is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to the 2000 Census, the Northeast has a sizable percentage of the city's 1.547 million people — a population of between 300,000 and 450,000,...
. The station has a small shelter and has no parking lot.
In 2005, SEPTA segregated the freight and passenger tracks that run parallel from Newtown Junction to just south of Cheltenham. Passengers may now only board from the west side platform.