Philmont station

For the former station in New York state, see Philmont station (New York Central Railroad).

Philmont station is a station along the SEPTA West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey. It is located at Tomlinson Road & Philmont Avenue in Lower Moreland Township, Pennsylvania. In FY 2013, Philmont station had a weekday average of 633 boardings and 574 alightings.^[4] The station has off-street parking and a ticket office. Philmont station was built in 1913 by the Reading Railroad after the previous depot caught fire on March 17 of that year.^[2]

Philmont
Philmont station in August 2006
General information
Location	Tomlinson Road and Philmont Avenue Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania 19006
Coordinates	40.1220°N 75.0438°W / 40.1220; -75.0438
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Neshaminy Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	250 spaces (164 with permit)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Rebuilt	1913
Electrified	July 26, 1931[1]
Key dates
March 17, 1913	Station depot burns[2]
Passengers
2017	595 boardings 614 alightings (weekday average)[3]
Rank	39 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Bethayres toward Penn Medicine West Trenton Line Forest Hills toward West Trenton
Former services Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station Bethayres toward Philadelphia New York Branch Forest Hills toward Bound Brook
Location

Station layout

Philmont 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. "Philmont Station Burned". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 18, 1913. p. 16. Retrieved July 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
4. "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 – Philmont station
• Station from Pine Road from Google Maps Street View