| Style | SEPTA |
|---|---|
| Style 2 | SEPTA Regional Rail |
| Address | 5 West Glenside Avenue (Easton Road & Glenside Avenue) Glenside, Pennsylvania, 19038 |
| Coordinates | 40°06′04″N 075°09′15″W[1] |
| Line | |
| Other | SEPTA City Bus: |
| Platform | 2 side platforms |
| Levels | 1 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Parking | 167 space parking lot |
| Bicycle | 8 racks, 16 spaces |
| Passengers | 1,213 boardings 942 alightings (weekday average)[2] |
| Pass year | 2017 |
| Electrified | July 26, 1931[3] |
| Accessible | No |
| Owned | SEPTA |
| Zone | 3 |
| Pass rank | 12 of 146 |
| Other services header | Former services |
| Other services collapsible | yes |
Glenside station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station along the SEPTA Main Line, located at the intersection of Easton Road and Glenside Avenue in Glenside, Pennsylvania. It is served by the Warminster Line and the Lansdale/Doylestown Line, both of which split at Carmel Junction immediately west of Glenside station. The station is not wheelchair-accessible, but has a ticket office. The first train from the station departs at 4:29 A.M, while the last train arrives at the station at 1:03 A.M. The station is relatively busy with a train arriving at least every 30 minutes, even at non-peak hours.
Glenside is also well-served by the Airport Line, as the majority of Warminster Line trains run through to and from Philadelphia International Airport. A few Airport Line trains originate or terminate at Glenside, often using the siding at the west end of the inbound platform.
In 2013, the station had 1064 average weekday boardings and 1,197 average weekday alightings.[4]
There is a ticket office and waiting room at Glenside, which is open on weekdays and sells tickets until early afternoon. An espresso bar named Elcy's Cafe has been operating in the station since 2000.
Station layout
Glenside has two low-level side platforms.
References
- ^ "Glenside Station". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Archived 2023-11-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Archived March 14, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Archived May 29, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 22, 2020. – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan". SEPTA. May 2014. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
External links
- Glenside RDG Station (The Blue Comet.com)
- Easton Road entrance from Google Maps Street View Archived 2012-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
