Narberth station (SEPTA)

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

Owned by

Amtrak^[1]

Operated by

SEPTA

Line(s)

Amtrak Keystone Corridor
(Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line)

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Connections

SEPTA City Bus: 44

Construction

Parking

111 spaces (daily)

Bicycle facilities

3 racks (15 spaces)

Other information

Fare zone

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

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.

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]

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Station layout

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

References

^ "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.
^ "Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R." The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
^ "AROUND THE NATION; Failure to Post a Flag Cited in Train Crash". The New York Times. 28 November 1984. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^ "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

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