Tulpehocken station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3] Located at 333 West Tulpehocken Street in the Germantown neighborhood, it serves the Chestnut Hill West Line. The station is in Zone 1 on the Chestnut Hill West Line, and is 8.5 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2004, this station saw 176 boardings on an average weekday.

History

The Philadelphia, Germantown and Chestnut Hill Railroad, a Pennsylvania Railroad-affiliated company, opened the Chestnut Hill West Branch on June 11, 1884.[4] The original station building dates to approximately 1885.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Electric Train Has Trial Trip". The Harrisburg Telegraph. March 23, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Philadelphia County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places
  3. ^ "Tulpehocken Station | WCGN". Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  4. ^ Coverdale & Colpitts (1946). The Pennsylvania Railroad Company: The Corporate, Financial and Construction History of Lines Owned, Operated and Controlled To December 31, 1945. Volume II: Lines East of Pittsburgh. Philadelphia: Allen, Lane & Scott. pp. 102–103. OCLC 13172415.
  5. ^ Nussbaum, Paul (May 29, 2009). "Some SEPTA rail stations to be upgraded". Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. B01, B04, B05. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

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