Overbrook
Overbrook station in July 2005
General information
Location2193 North 63rd Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°59′23.5″N 75°14′59.5″W / 39.989861°N 75.249861°W / 39.989861; -75.249861
Owned byAmtrak[1]
Operated bySEPTA
Line(s)Amtrak Keystone Corridor
(Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections
  Subway–surface trolley lines
Route 10 at 63rd and Malvern
Bus transport SEPTA City Bus: 65, G
Construction
Parking162 spaces (112 daily, 50 permit)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened1860
Rebuilt1999–2003
ElectrifiedSeptember 11, 1915[2]
Passengers
2017774 boardings
717 alightings
(weekday average)[3]
Rank26 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Merion
toward Thorndale
 Paoli/​Thorndale Line 30th Street Station
toward Temple University
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Merion
toward Thorndale
 Paoli/​Thorndale Line 52nd Street
closed 1980
toward Temple University
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Narberth
toward Harrisburg
 Keystone Service
Before 1988
 Philadelphia–30th Street
toward Philadelphia–Suburban
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Merion
toward Paoli
 Paoli Line 52nd Street
toward Suburban Station

Overbrook station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station on the Paoli/Thorndale Line, located near 63rd Street and City Line Avenue (US 1) in the Overbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It serves many of the residents of Overbrook Farms and the suburban neighborhoods across City Avenue in neighboring Montgomery County, as well as Saint Joseph's University and Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia. Overbrook has two low-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

History

Overbrook station in 1984

The current station building was constructed around 1860 on the inbound (eastbound) side. The station, platforms, and canopies were restored from 1999 to 2003 in a $9.1 million project. A smaller shelter serves westbound passengers.

Amtrak served Overbrook with some westbound Keystone Service trips until 1987.[4]

In 2009, the station was the site of a fire involving a Budd Silverliner II electric multiple unit catching fire due to a faulty heater. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R." The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ↑ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  4. ↑ Amtrak National Train Timetables: Effective April 5, 1987 through October 24, 1987. Amtrak. April 5, 1987. p. 24 – via Museum of Railway Timetables.
  5. ↑ Araiza • •, Karen (2009-11-04). "SEPTA Train Catches Fire". NBC10 Philadelphia. Retrieved 2023-10-28.

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