Cheltenham (SEPTA station)

Cheltenham SEPTA regional rail
Cheltenham Station in March 2012, after construction of the new high level platform.
Station statistics
Address	Old Soldiers Road & Hasbrook Avenue Cheltenham, PA 19012
Coordinates	40°03′26″N 75°05′34″W / 40.057258°N 75.092722°W / 40.057258; -75.092722Coordinates: 40°03′26″N 75°05′34″W / 40.057258°N 75.092722°W / 40.057258; -75.092722
Line(s)	Fox Chase Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Parking	17 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Opened	1893
Rebuilt	1993, 2007
Electrified	Yes
Accessible
Owned by	SEPTA
Fare zone	2
Formerly	Cheltenham Junction
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Lawndale toward 30th Street Station Fox Chase Line Ryers toward Fox Chase

Cheltenham, in the USA, is a station located along the SEPTA Regional Rail Fox Chase Line. It is located at Old Soldiers Road and Hasbrook Avenue and has a 17-space parking lot.^[1]

Until 2005, the freight and commuter rail lines shared track from Newtown Junction to a point just south of Cheltenham station, where SEPTA trains utilized a crossover to travel to/from the freight track. These tracks are now segregated, with a siding having been installed between Cheltenham and Lawndale stations for SEPTA use during peak hours. The freight line eventually merges with SEPTA's West Trenton Line between Neshaminy Falls and Langhorne Stations.

Cheltenham Station serves the Burholme neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia and the eastern part of Cheltenham Township.

History

In 1993, the original 100-year-old station was destroyed by fire in what was ruled by the police as an arson.^[2] The station was replaced with a trailer serving as the ticket office. A new station and high-level platforms were opened in October 2007.^[3]

References

External links

• Media related to Cheltenham (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons
• Current schedule for the SEPTA Fox Chase/Newtown line
• SEPTA station page for Cheltenham
• Picture of the old station building
• Station House from Google Maps Street View

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