Commuter train stops in the Delaware Valley
A map of the SEPTA Regional Rail system, with local and regional transit connections.
SEPTA Regional Rail is the commuter rail system serving Philadelphia , Pennsylvania and its metropolitan region, the Delaware Valley . The system is operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and serves five counties in Pennsylvania—Bucks , Delaware , Montgomery , Chester , and Philadelphia —in addition to Mercer County , New Jersey and New Castle County , Delaware .[ 1] The system covers a total route length of 280 miles (450 km), with 13 service lines and 155 stations.[ 2] The stations' distances from Center City Philadelphia can be determined by their fare zones. Stations in Center City are part of the CC zone, with outlying zones numbered 1 through 4, plus a zone for stations in New Jersey (NJ zone).[ 3] In the 2023 fiscal year , SEPTA Regional Rail had an average weekday ridership of 58,713.[ 4]
The current Regional Rail system was originally two separate commuter rail networks, owned and operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) and the Reading Company , respectively. PRR services to Philadelphia terminated at Broad Street Station (opened in 1881; replaced by Suburban Station in 1930), and Reading services terminated at the Reading Terminal (opened in 1893). After SEPTA was formed in 1964, the transport agency began overseeing commuter rail services, however, the railroad companies continued operating their own trains. After operations were taken over by Conrail in 1976, SEPTA began acquiring ownership of the railroads through 1979. The SEPTA Regional Rail Division was created on January 1, 1983, giving SEPTA complete operational control of its railroads.[ 5]
To merge the two railroad networks, the Center City Commuter Connection opened in 1984, which included a tunnel between Suburban Station and the new Market East Station (later renamed Jefferson Station ), which replaced the Reading Terminal. The tunnel allowed for trains to traveling into Center City to continue as through services into adjacent suburbs. Rail services were combined into seven routes, designated as R1 through R8.[ a] [ 7] The "R" designations were later dropped in 2010, and the network was reconfigured with 13 routes renamed for their outbound terminal stations.[ 8]
Lines
SEPTA Regional Rail lines
Line
Weekday ridership (FY 2023) [ 4]
Route length[ 9]
Inbound terminus[ b]
Outbound terminus
Airport Line
5,268
12.10 mi (19.47 km)
Temple University
Airport Terminals E & F
Chestnut Hill East Line
2,318
12.20 mi (19.63 km)
30th Street Station
Chestnut Hill East
Chestnut Hill West Line
2,768
14.59 mi (23.48 km)
Temple University
Chestnut Hill West
Cynwyd Line
112
6.93 mi (11.15 km)
Suburban Station
Cynwyd
Fox Chase Line
2,425
12.69 mi (20.42 km)
30th Street Station
Fox Chase
Lansdale/Doylestown Line
7,674
35.81 mi (57.63 km)
30th Street Station
Doylestown
Manayunk/Norristown Line
4,724
20.48 mi (32.96 km)
Penn Medicine Station
Elm Street
Media/Wawa Line
3,548
20.77 mi (33.43 km)
Temple University
Wawa Station
Paoli/Thorndale Line
7,425
37.92 mi (61.03 km)
Temple University
Thorndale
Trenton Line
7,316
35.95 mi (57.86 km)
Temple University
Trenton Transit Center
Warminster Line
5,227
22.37 mi (36.00 km)
Penn Medicine Station
Warminster
West Trenton Line
5,736
34.79 mi (55.99 km)
Penn Medicine Station
West Trenton
Wilmington/Newark Line
4,172
41.37 mi (66.58 km)
Temple University
Newark
Stations
All stations are located in Pennsylvania, unless otherwise noted. Stations located within the City of Philadelphia are additionally distinguished by neighborhood or area as noted on the official SEPTA map.[ 10] Accessible stations are noted with the icon.
SEPTA Regional Rail stations
Station
Line
Rail connections
Zone[ 3]
Location[ 10] [ 11]
Ridership [ 12]
9th Street
—
4
Lansdale
30th Street Station [ c]
CC
Philadelphia (University City )
9,920
49th Street
SEPTA Metro : (at 49th–Chester)
1
Philadelphia (Kingessing )
42
Airport Terminal A
—
4
Philadelphia (Airport )
400
Airport Terminal B
—
4
Philadelphia (Airport )
425
Airport Terminals C & D
—
4
Philadelphia (Airport )
418
Airport Terminals E & F
—
4
Philadelphia (Airport )
388
Allegheny
—
1
Philadelphia (Swampoodle )
Ambler
—
3
Ambler
1,138
Angora
SEPTA Metro : (at 58th–Baltimore)
1
Philadelphia (Angora )
26
Ardmore
Amtrak : Keystone Service
2
Ardmore
821
Ardsley
—
3
Ardsley
146
Bala
—
2
Bala Cynwyd
Berwyn
—
3
Berwyn
363
Bethayres
—
3
Bethayres
636
Bridesburg
—
2
Philadelphia (Bridesburg )
164
Bristol
—
4
Bristol
375
Bryn Mawr
—
3
Bryn Mawr
937
Carpenter
—
2
Philadelphia (West Mount Airy )
342
Chalfont
—
4
Chalfont
108
Chelten Avenue
—
2
Philadelphia (Germantown )
359
Cheltenham
—
2
Cheltenham
293
Chester Transit Center
—
3
Chester
222
Chestnut Hill East
—
2
Philadelphia (Chestnut Hill )
224
Chestnut Hill West
—
2
Philadelphia (Chestnut Hill )
308
Churchmans Crossing
—
4
Christiana, Delaware
321
Claymont
—
4
Claymont, Delaware
534
Clifton–Aldan
SEPTA Metro :
2
Aldan /Clifton Heights
269
Colmar
—
4
Colmar
494
Conshohocken
—
3
Conshohocken
771
Cornwells Heights
Amtrak : Keystone Service
3
Cornwells Heights
1,505
Crestmont
—
3
Crestmont
66
Croydon
—
3
Croydon
486
Crum Lynne
—
3
Crum Lynne
62
Curtis Park
—
2
Sharon Hill
68
Cynwyd
—
2
Bala Cynwyd
Darby
—
2
Darby
Daylesford
—
3
Daylesford
258
Delaware Valley University
—
4
Doylestown
77
Devon
—
3
Devon
455
Downingtown
Amtrak : Keystone Service
4
Downingtown
291
Doylestown
—
4
Doylestown
317
East Falls
—
1
Philadelphia (East Falls )
835
Eastwick
—
1
Philadelphia (Eastwick )
354
Eddington
—
3
Eddington
53
Eddystone
—
3
Eddystone
43
Elkins Park
—
2
Elkins Park
302
Elm Street
—
3
Norristown
300
Elwyn
—
3
Elwyn
425
Exton
Amtrak : Keystone Corridor lines
4
Exton
627
Fern Rock Transit Center
SEPTA Metro :
1
Philadelphia (Fern Rock )
650
Fernwood–Yeadon
—
2
Upper Darby /Yeadon [ 13]
72
Folcroft
—
2
Folcroft
167
Forest Hills
—
3
Philadelphia (Somerton )
367
Fort Washington
—
3
Fort Washington
1,125
Fortuna
—
4
Fortuna
Fox Chase
—
2
Philadelphia (Fox Chase )
1,446
Germantown
—
1
Philadelphia (Germantown )
102
Gladstone
—
2
Lansdowne
195
Glenolden
—
2
Glenolden
170
Glenside
—
3
Glenside
1,213
Gravers
—
2
Philadelphia (Chestnut Hill )
Gwynedd Valley
—
3
Gwynedd Valley
214
Hatboro
—
3
Hatboro
500
Haverford
—
2
Haverford
404
Highland
—
2
Philadelphia (Chestnut Hill )
70
Highland Avenue
—
3
Chester
99
Holmesburg Junction
—
2
Philadelphia (Holmesburg )
471
Ivy Ridge
—
2
Philadelphia (Roxborough )
703
Jefferson Station
CC
Philadelphia (Market East )
12,122
Jenkintown–Wyncote
—
3
Jenkintown
1,246
Langhorne
—
4
Langhorne Manor
404
Lansdale
—
4
Lansdale
1,424
Lansdowne
—
2
Lansdowne
321
Lawndale
—
2
Philadelphia (Lawndale )
168
Levittown
—
4
Tullytown
548
Link Belt
—
4
Chalfont
23
Main Street
—
3
Norristown
185
Malvern
—
4
Malvern
811
Manayunk
—
2
Philadelphia (Manayunk )
723
Marcus Hook
—
3
Marcus Hook
545
Meadowbrook
—
3
Meadowbrook
122
Media
3
Upper Providence Township [ 13]
512
Melrose Park
—
2
Melrose Park
507
Merion
—
2
Merion
Miquon
—
2
Miquon
444
Morton
—
2
Morton
612
Mount Airy
—
2
Philadelphia (East Mount Airy )
208
Moylan–Rose Valley
—
3
Moylan
221
Narberth
—
2
Narberth
714
Neshaminy Falls
—
3
Feasterville-Trevose
319
New Britain
—
4
New Britain
50
Newark
Amtrak : Northeast Regional
4
Newark, Delaware
318
Noble
—
3
Noble
197
Norristown Transit Center
SEPTA Metro :
3
Norristown
856
North Broad
SEPTA Metro : (at North Philadelphia )
1
Philadelphia (Glenwood )
142
North Hills
—
3
North Hills
208
North Philadelphia
1
Philadelphia (Glenwood )
195
North Wales
—
4
North Wales
974
Norwood
—
2
Norwood
267
Olney
—
1
Philadelphia (Olney )
170
Oreland
—
3
Oreland
243
Overbrook
—
2
Philadelphia (Overbrook )
774
Paoli
Amtrak : Keystone Corridor lines
4
Paoli
1,114
Penllyn
—
3
Penllyn
200
Penn Medicine Station
—
CC
Philadelphia (University City )
2,605
Pennbrook
—
4
Lansdale
615
Philmont
—
3
Huntingdon Valley
595
Primos
—
2
Aldan /Upper Darby [ 13]
652
Prospect Park
—
2
Prospect Park
182
Queen Lane
—
1
Philadelphia (Germantown )
427
Radnor
—
3
Radnor
586
Richard Allen Lane
—
2
Philadelphia (West Mount Airy )
Ridley Park
—
3
Ridley Park
217
Rosemont
—
3
Rosemont
323
Roslyn
—
3
Roslyn
285
Rydal
—
3
Rydal
121
Ryers
—
2
Philadelphia (Burholme )
357
Secane
—
2
Secane
564
Sedgwick
—
2
Philadelphia (East Mount Airy )
258
Sharon Hill
—
2
Sharon Hill
98
Somerton
—
3
Philadelphia (Somerton )
724
Spring Mill
—
3
Spring Mill
509
St. Davids
—
3
St. Davids
242
St. Martins
—
2
Philadelphia (Chestnut Hill )
201
Stenton
—
2
Philadelphia (East Mount Airy )
382
Strafford
—
3
Strafford
780
Suburban Station
SEPTA Metro : (at 15th Street/City Hall )
CC
Philadelphia (Logan Square )
25,062
Swarthmore
—
3
Swarthmore
790
Tacony
—
2
Philadelphia (Tacony )
192
Temple University
—
CC
Philadelphia (Temple University )
3,191
Thorndale
—
4
Thorndale
427
Torresdale
—
3
Philadelphia (Torresdale )
1,227
Trenton Transit Center
NJ
Trenton, New Jersey
1,241
Trevose
—
3
Trevose
412
Tulpehocken
—
2
Philadelphia (Germantown )
194
Upsal
—
2
Philadelphia (West Mount Airy )
356
Villanova
—
3
Villanova
466
Wallingford
—
3
Wallingford
280
Warminster
—
3
Warminster Heights
1,058
Washington Lane
—
2
Philadelphia (Germantown )
162
Wawa Station
—
3
Wawa
Wayne
—
3
Wayne
526
Wayne Junction
—
1
Philadelphia (Nicetown )
375
West Trenton
—
NJ
West Trenton, New Jersey
Whitford
—
4
Exton
408
Willow Grove
—
3
Willow Grove
388
Wilmington
Amtrak : Northeast Corridor lines
4
Wilmington, Delaware
878
Wissahickon
—
2
Philadelphia (Wissahickon )
520
Wister
—
1
Philadelphia (Germantown )
64
Woodbourne
—
4
Woodbourne
592
Wyndmoor
—
2
Philadelphia (Chestnut Hill )
109
Wynnefield Avenue
—
1
Philadelphia (Wynnefield )
58
Wynnewood
—
2
Wynnewood
765
Yardley
—
4
Yardley
349
Notes
^ The "R4" designation was reserved for future use, but was never implemented.[ 6]
^ Most trains continue past their inbound terminus towards an outbound station along a different line (with the exception of Cynwyd Line trains).
^ Officially William H. Gray III 30th Street Station
References
^ SEPTA Service Planning Department (Spring 2023). SEPTA Route Statistics 2023 (PDF) (Report). p. 3. Retrieved July 31, 2024 .
^ SEPTA Forward (April 2024). Reimagining Regional Rail: State of the System (PDF) (Report). p. 56. Retrieved July 31, 2024 .
^ a b "Fare Zone Map 2023" (PDF) . SEPTA. 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ a b SEPTA Data Group. "Route Operating Statistics: Regional Rail: Fiscal Year 2023" . Tableau Software . Retrieved July 10, 2024 .
^ DeGraw, Ronald (1994). "Regional Rail: The Philadelphia Story" (PDF) . Transportation Research Record . 1433 . Transportation Research Board : 107. Retrieved August 14, 2024 .
^ "Yes Virginia, There IS an R4" (PDF) . The Delaware Valley Rail Passenger . Delaware Valley Association of Rail Passengers : 3. December 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 23, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2024 .
^ Nussbaum, Paul (October 25, 1984). "New Rail Tunnel to Unify System Starting Nov. 12". The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. B1.
^ "SEPTA renames Regional Rail lines" . 6 ABC . July 26, 2010. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2011 .
^ McGahee, Michael (April 6, 2023). "Regional Rail Lines" . SEPTA Web Mapping Portal . ArcGIS . Retrieved July 10, 2024 .
^ a b SEPTA Official Philadelphia Street & Transit Map (PDF) (Map). Cartography by SEPTA Service Planning Department. SEPTA. 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2024 .
^ SEPTA Official Suburban Street & Transit Map (Map). Cartography by SEPTA Service Planning Department. 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2024 .
^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update" . SEPTA . June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022 .
^ a b c "Delaware Country SEPTA Regional Rail Train Station Report" (PDF) . Delaware County Planning Department, Transportation Division. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2011 .