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Fox Chase Station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Located near the intersection of Rhawn Street and Rockwell Avenue in the Fox Chase neighborhood, it is the current terminus of the former Newtown Line, as service was cutback to Fox Chase in 1983, in which trains to Newtown were suspended.
The Fox Chase Line is a SEPTA Regional Rail service connecting Center City Philadelphia with Fox Chase. It uses the Fox Chase Branch , which branches off from the SEPTA Main Line at Newtown Junction north of the Wayne Junction station.
Notes References Lines SEPTA Regional Rail lines Line Weekday ridership (FY 2023) Route length Inbound terminus [b] Outbound terminus Airport Line 5,268 12.10 mi (19.47 km) Temple University Airport Terminals E & F Chestnut Hill East Line 2,318 12.20 mi (19.63 km) 30th Street Station Chestnut Hill East Chestnut Hill West Line 2,768 14.59 mi (23.48 km) Temple University Chestnut Hill West ...
The Newtown Branch was the last of Reading's suburban branches to be electrified. The city of Philadelphia funded the effort through the Passenger Service Improvement Corporation (PSIC), and the branch was electrified to Fox Chase, the last station within the city limits, on September 29, 1966. Diesel operation continued north of Fox Chase to ...
The Fox Chase section is located on the border with Montgomery County and there is an active and cooperative business community that crosses the county line into Rockledge and Huntingdon Valley. Pennypack Park in Fox Chase. One of many parks located within Fox Chase is Pennypack Park. It is composed of woodlands, meadows and wetlands.
Fox Chase/Newtown Line: Newtown: Bucks, PA: Reading: 1873 January 18, 1983 [4] Part of Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line. Nicetown Chestnut Hill East Line: Nicetown: Philadelphia, PA: Reading: November 14, 1988 [11] SEPTA closed the Nicetown station on November 14, 1988 after a fire damaged the station. At the time of closure, the station had one ...
R8 diesel service between Fox Chase and Newtown ended on January 14, 1983, after SEPTA decided not to repair failing diesel train equipment. [ 32 ] [ 18 ] The service was initially terminated on July 1, 1981 (along with diesel services to Allentown and Pottsville) and reinstated on October 5, 1981, using operators from the city transit division.
Olney station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at Mascher Street and Tabor Road in the Olney neighborhood, it serves the Fox Chase Line. The station has a 61-space parking lot. In FY 2013, it had a weekday average of 158 boardings and 156 alightings. [2]