Jenkintown–Wyncote station

Jenkintown–Wyncote station (originally Jenkintown station) is a major SEPTA Regional Rail station along the SEPTA Main Line in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is located at the intersection of Greenwood Avenue and West Avenue on the border of Jenkintown borough and the Wyncote neighborhood of Cheltenham Township, with a mailing address in Jenkintown. It is the ninth-busiest station in the regional rail system, and the fourth busiest outside Center City. Despite this, the station is not wheelchair accessible. SEPTA had plans to make the station wheelchair accessible by 2020, but these have not yet been completed.[5]

Jenkintown–Wyncote
Station building located adjacent to inbound platform
General information
Location2 Greenwood Avenue
Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsCity Bus SEPTA City Bus: 77
Construction
Parking430-space parking lot
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleNo, planned
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1859 (NPRR)
RebuiltMarch 24, 1932 (Reading)[1]
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931[2]
Previous namesJenkintown
Passengers
20171,246 boardings
1,702 alightings
(weekday average)[3]
Rank9 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Elkins Park
toward Airport
Airport Line Glenside
Terminus
Elkins Park Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Glenside
toward Doylestown
Elkins Park Warminster Line Glenside
toward Warminster
West Trenton Line Noble
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Elkins Park New York Branch Noble
Bethlehem Branch Glenside
toward Bethlehem
Wayne Junction New Hope Branch Glenside
toward New Hope
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Wayne Junction
toward Philadelphia: Chestnut St. or Reading Terminal
Philadelphia – Jersey City
Local
West Trenton
Jenkintown Wyncote Station
Map
LocationWyncote, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40°5′35.52″N 75°8′16.8″W / 40.0932000°N 75.138000°W / 40.0932000; -75.138000
Built1872
ArchitectHorace Trumbauer
Architectural styleQueen Anne
Part ofWyncote Historic District (ID86002884)
NRHP reference No.14001103[4]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 29, 2014
Designated CPOctober 16, 1986

Station

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Jenkintown–Wyncote station was built in 1872 by the North Pennsylvania Railroad,[6] and replaced in 1932 by the Reading Railroad. Designed by well-known Gilded Age architect Horace Trumbauer, the station remains in use to this day,[7] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. It is a Regional Rail junction, served by three SEPTA lines (Lansdale/Doylestown, Warminster, and West Trenton) along with service to and from Philadelphia International Airport. There is a 450-space parking lot.[8] The West Trenton Line branches off of the SEPTA Main Line at this station. In 2024, plans for upgrades to the station were announced.[9][10]

Service

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This station is served by the Lansdale/Doylestown Line, Warminster Line, and West Trenton Line.[11] These three rail lines make Jenkintown-Wyncote the ninth-busiest station in SEPTA's Regional Rail system, and the third-busiest outside the City of Philadelphia, with 1,246 average weekday boardings and 1,702 average weekday alightings in FY 2017.

Station layout

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Jenkintown–Wyncote has two low-level side platforms connected by a tunnel underneath the tracks. The ticket office and a small waiting area with heating and air conditioning are on the inbound side, and an unheated indoor waiting area is on the outbound side. Jenkintown's West Avenue runs along the outbound side, and the inbound side of the station borders parking, Ralph Morgan Park, and Glenside Avenue in Wyncote.

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References

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  1. ^ "New Jenkintown-Wyncote Station Opens". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 25, 1932. p. 17. Retrieved July 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ "Jenkintown-Wyncote Station | Station & Loop Improvements | Rebuilding For The Future | SEPTA.org". septa.org. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "1892 photos of old Jenkintown NPAA Station by William Henry Jackson". Pennsylvania Railroad Stations Past and Present.
  7. ^ "Existing Railroad Stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania". Pennsylvania Railroad Stations Past and Present. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  8. ^ "SEPTA. "Jenkintown Station."". Archived from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  9. ^ Ciliberti, Dino (April 19, 2024). "Jenkintown-Wyncote Rail Station To Get Upgrades". Abington, PA Patch. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  10. ^ McLawhorn, Jennifer (April 22, 2024). "SEPTA's Jenkintown-Wyncote Station To Receive Upgrades". Railway Track & Structures. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  11. ^ "SEPTA (Mar. 28, 2007). "Combined Timetable."" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2006. (321 KB)
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