Queen Lane station

Queen Lane station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at 5319 Wissahickon Avenue facing West Queen Lane, it serves the Chestnut Hill West Line.

Queen Lane
Queen Lane station, as seen from above
General information
Location	Queen Lane & Wissahickon Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°01′24″N 75°10′41″W / 40.0233°N 75.1781°W / 40.0233; -75.1781
Owned by	Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: K^[1]
Construction
Parking	56 spaces^[2]
Bicycle facilities	2 rack spaces^[2]
Accessible	Yes^[1]
Other information
Fare zone	1^[1]
History
Electrified	March 22, 1918^[3]
Passengers
2017	427 boardings, 352 alightings (weekday average)^[4]
Rank	58 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Chelten Avenue toward Chestnut Hill West Chestnut Hill West Line North Philadelphia toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Chelten Avenue toward Chestnut Hill Chestnut Hill Line Westmoreland toward Suburban Station Chelten Avenue toward White Marsh Fort Washington Branch

The station is 7.4 miles (11.9 km) from Suburban Station. In 2004, this station saw 470 boardings on an average weekday. It was built for the Philadelphia, Germantown and Chestnut Hill Railroad, a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad, in 1885 to a design by Washington Bleddyn Powell.^[5]

References

1. "Chestnut Hill West Line Timetable" (PDF). Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
2. "Queen Lane Station". Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
3. "Electric Train Has Trial Trip". The Harrisburg Telegraph. March 23, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
4. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
5. Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-471-14389-5.

External links

• SEPTA – Queen Lane station
• Station House from Google Maps Street View