Stenton station

Stenton station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station at 529-599 Vernon Road between Ardleigh and Blakemore Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Stenton
The station depot and shelters for Stenton as seen in September 2013.
General information
Location529-599 Vernon Road, between Ardleigh and Blakemore Streets,
Philadelphia, PA 19119
Coordinates40.0605°N 75.1788°W / 40.0605; -75.1788
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Chestnut Hill East Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsCity Bus SEPTA City Bus: 18
Construction
Parking62 spaces
Other information
Fare zone2
History
ElectrifiedFebruary 5, 1933[1]
Passengers
2017382 boardings
393 alightings
(weekday average)[2]
Rank70 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Sedgwick
toward Chestnut Hill East
 Chestnut Hill East Line Washington Lane
toward 30th Street Station
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Gorgas
toward Chestnut Hill
 Chestnut Hill Branch Washington Lane
toward Philadelphia

The station is in zone 2 on the Chestnut Hill East Line, on former Reading Railroad tracks, and is 8.6 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2013, this station saw 430 boardings and 124 alightings on an average weekday.[3]

Station layout
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Inbound ←      Chestnut Hill East Line toward 30th Street (Washington Lane)
Outbound ←      Chestnut Hill East Line toward Chestnut Hill East (Sedgwick) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Exit/entrance

References
  1. "New Electric Schedule". The Scranton Times. February 4, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved August 21, 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 August 12, 2014.  (539 KB)


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