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| Location | 201 West Carpenter Lane Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 93 spaces | ||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||
| Opened | June 11, 1884[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | March 22, 1918[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Carpenter Lane | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 342 boardings 342 alightings (weekday average)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 80 of 146 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Designated | August 6, 1981[4] | ||||||||||||||||
Carpenter station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at 201 Carpenter Lane, it serves the Chestnut Hill West Line.
The historic station building has been listed in the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places since August 6, 1981.[4] It is in zone 2 on the Chestnut Hill West Line, on former Pennsylvania Railroad tracks, and is 9.8 track miles from Suburban Station. In fiscal 2012, this station saw 371 boardings on an average weekday.
Station layout
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Outbound | ← Chestnut Hill West Line toward Chestnut Hill West (Richard Allen Lane) | |
| Inbound | Chestnut Hill West Line toward Temple University (Upsal) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| G | Street level | Exit/entrance and parking |
References
- ↑ "Steam Roads: Opening of Pennsylvania's New Branch Line". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 11, 1884. p. 2. Retrieved November 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Electric Train Has Trial Trip". The Harrisburg Telegraph. March 23, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- 1 2 "PRHP: List of properties with OPA-compliant addresses" (PDF). Philadelphia Historical Commission. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
External links
- SEPTA – Carpenter Station
- 2000 Kevin Leary Photo
- Carpenter Lane Station (Philadelphia Architects and Building)
- Carpenter Lane entrance from Google Maps Street View
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