Forest Hills station (SEPTA)

Forest Hills station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located on Byberry Road near Philmont Avenue, it serves the West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey. The station has off-street parking and a handicapped-accessible platform. In FY 2013, Forest Hills station had a weekday average of 434 boardings and 326 alightings.[3]

Forest Hills
General information
Location299 Byberry Road
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19116
Coordinates40.1277°N 75.0209°W / 40.1277; -75.0209
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Neshaminy Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsCity Bus SEPTA City Bus: 84
Construction
Parking155 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931[1]
Passengers
2017367 boardings
378 alightings
(weekday average)[2]
Rank73 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Philmont West Trenton Line Somerton
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Philmont New York Branch Somerton

Station layout

Forest Hills has two low-level side platforms with a mini high-level platform.

G
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound      West Trenton Line toward West Trenton (Somerton)
Inbound      West Trenton Line toward Penn Medicine (Philmont)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance and parking

References

  1. "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  3. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
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