Forest Hills station (SEPTA)

For other places with the same name, see Forest Hill station (disambiguation).

Forest Hills station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located on Byberry Road near Philmont Avenue, it serves the West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey. The station has off-street parking and a handicapped-accessible platform. In FY 2013, Forest Hills station had a weekday average of 434 boardings and 326 alightings.^[3]

Forest Hills
Forest Hills station in August 2006
General information
Location	299 Byberry Road Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19116
Coordinates	40.1277°N 75.0209°W / 40.1277; -75.0209
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Neshaminy Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 84
Construction
Parking	155 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Electrified	July 26, 1931[1]
Passengers
2017	367 boardings 378 alightings (weekday average)[2]
Rank	73 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Philmont toward Penn Medicine West Trenton Line Somerton toward West Trenton
Former services Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station Philmont toward Philadelphia New York Branch Somerton toward Bound Brook
Location

Station layout

Forest Hills has two low-level side platforms with a mini high-level platform.

References

1. "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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 2014-08-12. (539 KB)

External links

• SEPTA – Forest Hills station
• Station from Byberry Road from Google Maps Street View
• The former Forest Hills Reading Station (Existing Railroad Stations in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)