Overbrook station

Overbrook station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station on the Paoli/Thorndale Line, located near 63rd Street and City Line Avenue (US 1) in the Overbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It serves many of the residents of Overbrook Farms and the suburban neighborhoods across City Avenue in neighboring Montgomery County, as well as Saint Joseph's University and Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia.

Overbrook
Overbrook station in July 2005
Location	2193 North 63rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°59′23.5″N 75°14′59.5″W
Owned by	Amtrak[1]
Operated by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Keystone Corridor (Main Line)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Subway–surface trolley lines Route 10 at 63rd and Malvern SEPTA City Bus: 65, G
Construction
Parking	162 spaces (112 daily, 50 permit)
Bicycle facilities
Passengers (2015)	1,803 (Average weekday)[2] (SEPTA)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1860
Rebuilt	1999–2003
Electrified	September 11, 1915[3]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Merion toward Thorndale Paoli/​Thorndale Line 30th Street Station toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station SEPTA Following station Merion toward Thorndale Paoli/​Thorndale Line 52nd Street closed 1980 toward Temple University Preceding station Amtrak Following station Ardmore toward Pittsburgh Keystone until 1987 Philadelphia toward New York Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Merion toward Chicago Main Line 52nd Street toward New York or Exchange Place Merion toward Paoli Paoli Line 52nd Street toward Suburban Station

History

Overbrook station in 1984

The current station building was constructed around 1860 on the inbound (eastbound) side. The station, platforms, and canopies were restored from 1999 to 2003 in a $9.1 million project. A smaller shelter serves westbound passengers.

Amtrak served Overbrook with some westbound Keystone Service trips until 1987.[4]

Station layout

Overbrook has two low-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

G
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 4	←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Merion) ← Amtrak services do not stop here
	Track 3	←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Merion) ← Amtrak services do not stop here
	Track 2	← Amtrak services do not stop here → ←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (30th Street) →
	Track 1	← Amtrak services do not stop here → ←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (30th Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Street level	Exit/entrance, station house, parking

References

1. "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
2. "Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). setpa.org.
3. Tatnall, Frank (Fall 2015). "A Century of Catenary". Classic Trains. 16 (3): 26.
4. Amtrak National Train Timetables: Effective April 5, 1987 through October 24, 1987. Amtrak. April 5, 1987. p. 24 – via Museum of Railway Timetables.

External links

Media related to Overbrook (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA - Overbrook Station
• Station from Google Maps Street View