Cheltenham is a station located along the SEPTA R8 Fox Chase Line. It is located at Old Soldiers Road & Hasbrook Avenue and has a 17-space parking lot.[1]
Until 2005, the freight and commuter rail lines shared track from Newtown Junction to a point just south of Cheltenham station, where SEPTA trains utilized a crossover to travel to/from the freight track. These tracks are now segregated, with a siding having been installed between Cheltenham and Lawndale stations for SEPTA use during peak hours.
The station serves the Burholme neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia and the eastern part of Cheltenham Township.
In 1993 the original 100-year-old station was destroyed by fire in what was ruled by the police as an arson.[2] The station was replaced with a trailer serving as the ticket office. A new station and high-level platforms were opened in October 2007.[3]
References
- ^ SEPTA webpage for Cheltenham
- ^ Delaware Valley Rail Passenger, March 1993, p.2
- ^ SEPTA Capital Improvement Report for Philadelphia, July 2006, p. 22.
External links
- Current schedule for the SEPTA R8 line
- SEPTA station page for Cheltenham
- Picture of the old station building
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