Queen Lane station

Queen Lane station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at 5319 Wissahickon Avenue facing West Queen Lane, it serves the Chestnut Hill West Line.

Queen Lane
Queen Lane station, as seen from above
General information
LocationQueen Lane & Wissahickon Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°01′24″N 75°10′41″W
Owned bySoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport SEPTA City Bus: K[1]
Construction
Parking56 spaces[2]
Bicycle facilities2 rack spaces[2]
AccessibleYes[1]
Other information
Fare zone1[1]
History
ElectrifiedMarch 22, 1918[3]
Passengers
2017427 boardings, 352 alightings (weekday average)[4]
Rank58 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Chelten Avenue
toward Chestnut Hill West
 Chestnut Hill West Line North Philadelphia
toward Temple University
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Chelten Avenue
toward Chestnut Hill
 Chestnut Hill Line Westmoreland
toward Suburban Station
Chelten Avenue
toward White Marsh
 Fort Washington Branch

The station is 7.4 miles (11.9 km) from Suburban Station. In 2004, this station saw 470 boardings on an average weekday. It was built for the Philadelphia, Germantown and Chestnut Hill Railroad, a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad, in 1885 to a design by Washington Bleddyn Powell.[5]

Station layout
G Street level Exit/entrance, parking, overpass
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right Disabled access
Outbound ←      Chestnut Hill West Line toward Chestnut Hill West (Chelten Avenue)
Inbound →      Chestnut Hill West Line toward Temple University (North Philadelphia) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right Disabled access

References
  1. "Chestnut Hill West Line Timetable" (PDF). Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  2. "Queen Lane Station". Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  3. "Electric Train Has Trial Trip". The Harrisburg Telegraph. March 23, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  5. Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-471-14389-5.
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