Overbrook (SEPTA station)

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Overbrook SEPTA regional rail
Station statistics
Address	63rd Street & City Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19151
Coordinates	39°59′23.5″N 75°14′59.5″W / 39.989861, -75.249861Coordinates: 39°59′23.5″N 75°14′59.5″W / 39.989861, -75.249861
Lines	R5
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Electrified	1915
Owned by	SEPTA
Fare zone	2
Traffic
Passengers (2005)	202,020 ▬ 0%
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Merion toward Thorndale R5 30th Street Station toward Doylestown

Overbrook Station is an above-ground commuter rail station located in Overbrook at the edge of the City of Philadelphia at 63rd St & City Av, Philadelphia, PA 19151. [1] It is served by most R5 Paoli-Thorndale trains with the exception of a few express runs.

The station is the last stop before 30th Street Station in Center City Philadelphia and serves many of the residents of Overbrook Farms and the suburban neighborhoods across City Avenue in neighboring Montgomery County. It is within walking distance of the 63rd & Malvern Loop of the SEPTA Route 10 trolley. Also, the station is the de facto train stop for the students of Saint Joseph's University, which lies about three-quarters of a mile northeast on City Avenue from the station, and for the students of the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia. The students often use it to travel to their homes, to other colleges in Philadelphia, or to Center City, which takes about ten minutes.

This historic station was built around 1860 (according to the Philadelphia Architects and Building project), and the station, platforms, and canopies were restored over a period of four years from 1999 to 2003 in a $9,101,649 (originally $7.2 million) project.

The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 5:40 AM to 3:40 PM. There are 120 parking spaces at the station.

This station is in fare zone 2 and is 5.1 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2003, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 777.

[edit] External links

• SEPTA - Overbrook Station