Chestnut Hill East (SEPTA station)

Chestnut Hill East SEPTA regional rail station
Looking down the tracks.
Station statistics
Address	102-04 Bethlehem Pike at Chestnut Hill Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Coordinates	40°04′52″N 75°12′28″W / 40.0810°N 75.2079°W / 40.0810; -75.2079Coordinates: 40°04′52″N 75°12′28″W / 40.0810°N 75.2079°W / 40.0810; -75.2079
Lines	Chestnut Hill East Line
Connections	Chestnut Hill West Line 2 Blocks West of Station SEPTA City Bus: L SEPTA Suburban Bus: 94, 134
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Parking	104 Spaces
Other information
Opened	1931
Owned by	SEPTA
Fare zone	2
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Gravers toward 30th Street Station Chestnut Hill East Line Terminus

Chestnut Hill East Station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station at 102–04 Bethlehem Pike at Chestnut Hill Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The current station building was built in 1931 by the Reading Railroad.^[1]

The station is in zone 2 on the Chestnut Hill East Line, on former Reading Railroad tracks, and is 10.8 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2004, this station saw 213 boardings on an average weekday. Chestnut Hill East is often confused with 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.

References

1. ^ Existing Stations in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

External links

• SEPTA – Chestnut Hill East Station
• 2000 Kevin Leary Photo
• Station House from Google Maps Street View