Jenkintown–Wyncote station

Jenkintown–Wyncote station (originally Jenkintown station) is a major SEPTA Regional Rail station along the SEPTA Main Line in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is located at the intersection of Greenwood Avenue and West Avenue on the border of Jenkintown and the Wyncote neighborhood of Cheltenham Township, with a mailing address in Jenkintown. It is the ninth-busiest station in the regional rail system, and the fourth busiest outside Center City. Despite this, the station is not wheelchair accessible. SEPTA had plans to make the station wheelchair accessible by 2020, but these have not yet been completed.[5]

Jenkintown–Wyncote
Station building located adjacent to inbound platform
General information
Location2 Greenwood Avenue
Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsCity Bus SEPTA City Bus: 77
Construction
Parking430-space parking lot
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1859 (NPRR)
RebuiltMarch 24, 1932 (Reading)[1]
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931[2]
Previous namesJenkintown
Passengers
20171,246 boardings
1,702 alightings
(weekday average)[3]
Rank9 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Elkins Park
toward Airport
 Airport Line Glenside
Terminus
Elkins Park
toward 30th Street Station
 Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Glenside
toward Doylestown
Elkins Park
toward Penn Medicine
 Warminster Line Glenside
toward Warminster
West Trenton Line Noble
toward West Trenton
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Elkins Park
toward Philadelphia
 New York Branch Noble
toward Bound Brook
Bethlehem Branch Glenside
toward Bethlehem
Wayne Junction
toward Philadelphia
 New Hope Branch Glenside
toward New Hope
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Wayne Junction
toward Philadelphia
 Philadelphia – Jersey City
Local
 West Trenton
toward Jersey City
Jenkintown Wyncote Station
Jenkintown–Wyncote station is located in Philadelphia
Jenkintown–Wyncote station
LocationWyncote, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates 40°5′35.52″N 75°8′16.8″W
Built1872
ArchitectHorace Trumbauer
Architectural styleQueen Anne
Part ofWyncote Historic District (ID86002884)
NRHP reference No.14001103[4]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 29, 2014
Designated CPOctober 16, 1986

Station

Jenkintown–Wyncote station was built in 1872 by the North Pennsylvania Railroad,[6] and replaced in 1932 by the Reading Railroad. The 1932-built structure remains to this day,[7] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. It currently lies in fare zone 3 and includes a parking lot with 450 spaces.[8] The West Trenton Line branches off of the SEPTA Main Line at this station.

Service

This station is served by the Lansdale/Doylestown Line, Warminster Line, and West Trenton Line.[9] These three rail lines make Jenkintown-Wyncote the ninth-busiest station in SEPTA's Regional Rail system, and the third-busiest outside the City of Philadelphia, with 1,246 average weekday boardings and 1,702 average weekday alightings in FY 2017.

Station layout

Jenkintown–Wyncote has two low-level side platforms connected by a tunnel underneath the tracks.

G
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound ←      Airport Line toward Glenside (Terminus)
←      Lansdale/​Doylestown Line toward Lansdale, Link Belt, or Doylestown (Glenside)
←      Warminster Line toward Glenside or Warminster (Glenside)
←      West Trenton Line toward West Trenton (Noble)
Inbound →      Airport Line toward Airport (Elkins Park)→
→      Lansdale/​Doylestown Line toward 30th Street Station (Elkins Park) →
→      Warminster Line toward Penn Medicine (Elkins Park) →
→      West Trenton Line toward Penn Medicine (Elkins Park) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance, parking, and ticket office
  • The structure on the inbound side of the station houses a ticket office and a former restaurant
    The structure on the inbound side of the station houses a ticket office and a former restaurant
  • Train at Jenkintown–Wyncote station in November 2013
    Train at Jenkintown–Wyncote station in November 2013
  • View of Jenkintown–Wyncote station from outbound platform
    View of Jenkintown–Wyncote station from outbound platform
  • A Center City-bound train on the Lansdale/Doylestown Line stops at Jenkintown–Wyncote station in November 2017
    A Center City-bound train on the Lansdale/Doylestown Line stops at Jenkintown–Wyncote station in November 2017
  • A Warminster-bound train on the Warminster Line stops at Jenkintown–Wyncote station in November 2017
    A Warminster-bound train on the Warminster Line stops at Jenkintown–Wyncote station in November 2017
  • A Center City-bound train on the West Trenton Line stops at Jenkintown–Wyncote station in November 2017
    A Center City-bound train on the West Trenton Line stops at Jenkintown–Wyncote station in November 2017
  • Honorable Lawrence H. Curry Bridge, spanning the rail lines at Greenwood Avenue and connecting Jenkintown and Wyncote
    Honorable Lawrence H. Curry Bridge, spanning the rail lines at Greenwood Avenue and connecting Jenkintown and Wyncote

References
  1. "New Jenkintown-Wyncote Station Opens". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 25, 1932. p. 17. Retrieved July 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. "Jenkintown-Wyncote Station | Station & Loop Improvements | Rebuilding For The Future | SEPTA.org". septa.org. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  6. 1892 photos of old Jenkintown NPAA Station by William Henry Jackson
  7. Existing Railroad Stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
  8. "SEPTA. "Jenkintown Station."". Archived from the original on October 2, 2006. Retrieved July 26, 2006.
  9. "SEPTA (Mar. 28, 2007). "Combined Timetable."" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2006. (321 KB)

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