Narberth station (SEPTA)

Narberth station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Narberth, Pennsylvania. Located at Haverford and Narberth Avenues in Narberth, Pennsylvania, it serves most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains with the exception of several express runs.

Narberth
The Narberth station as seen from the western end of the Thorndale-bound platform in December 2012.
General information
Location	211 Elmwood Avenue, Narberth, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°00′17″N 75°15′41″W / 40.0047°N 75.2615°W / 40.0047; -75.2615
Owned by	Amtrak^[1]
Operated by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Amtrak Keystone Corridor (Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 44
Construction
Parking	111 spaces (daily)
Bicycle facilities	3 racks (15 spaces)
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Rebuilt	1980
Electrified	September 11, 1915^[2]
Passengers
2017	714 boardings 713 alightings (weekday average)^[3]
Rank	31 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Wynnewood toward Thorndale Paoli/​Thorndale Line Merion toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Ardmore toward Harrisburg Keystone Service Until 1983 Overbrook toward Philadelphia–Suburban Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Ardmore toward Chicago Main Line Philadelphia toward New York or Exchange Place Wynnewood toward Paoli Paoli Line Merion toward Suburban Station

The station was rebuilt around 1980 in a minimalist style common to that era, replacing a dilapidated wooden structure, under an agreement between SEPTA and the Narberth Borough Council, championed by Narberth Councilman Bharat Bhargava. The Ivy Ridge station was also built in the same style. A train crash occurred on the curve here on November 21, 1984 injuring 150 people.^[4]

The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 6:15 a.m. to 1:35 p.m. excluding holidays. There are 111 parking spaces at the station, with 3 bicycle racks accommodating up to 15 bicycles.

This station is in fare zone 2 and is 6.8 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2017, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 714, and the average total weekday alightings was 713.^[5]

Station layout

Narberth has two low-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

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	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 4	←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Wynnewood) ← Amtrak services do not stop here
	Track 3	←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Wynnewood) ← Amtrak services do not stop here
	Track 2	← Amtrak services do not stop here → ←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Merion) →
	Track 1	← Amtrak services do not stop here → ←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Merion) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Street level	Exit/entrance, station house, parking

References

1. (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.  
3. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
4. "AROUND THE NATION; Failure to Post a Flag Cited in Train Crash". The New York Times. 28 November 1984. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
5. "Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. p. 43-46.

External links

•   Media related to Narberth (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons
• SEPTA - Narberth Station
• Page with historical pictures of station
• Station from Google StreetView