SEPTA Regional Rail is the commuter rail system serving Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area. The system is operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and serves five counties in Pennsylvania—Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Chester, and Philadelphia—in addition to Mercer County, New Jersey and New Castle County, Delaware. The system covers a total route length of , with 13 service lines and 155 stations. The stations' distances from Center City Philadelphia can be determined by their fare zones. Stations in Center City are part of the CC zone, with outlying zones numbered 1 through 4, plus a zone for stations in New Jersey (NJ zone). In the 2023 fiscal year, SEPTA Regional Rail had an average weekday ridership of 58,713.
The current Regional Rail system was originally two separate commuter rail networks, owned and operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) and the Reading Company, respectively. PRR services to Philadelphia terminated at Broad Street Station (opened in 1881; replaced by Suburban Station in 1930), and Reading services terminated at the Reading Terminal (opened in 1893). After SEPTA was formed in 1964, the transport agency began overseeing commuter rail services, however, the railroad companies continued operating their own trains. After operations were taken over by Conrail in 1976, SEPTA began acquiring ownership of the railroads through 1979. The SEPTA Regional Rail Division was created on January 1, 1983, giving SEPTA complete operational control of its railroads.
To merge the two railroad networks, the Center City Commuter Connection opened in 1984, which included a tunnel between Suburban Station and the new Market East Station (later renamed Jefferson Station), which replaced the Reading Terminal. The tunnel allowed for trains to traveling into Center City to continue as through services into adjacent suburbs. Rail services were combined into seven routes, designated as R1 through R8. The "R" designations were later dropped in 2010, and the network was reconfigured with 13 routes renamed for their outbound terminal stations.
Lines + SEPTA Regional Rail linesLineWeekday ridership ( 2023)Route lengthInbound terminusOutbound terminus Airport Line5,268Temple UniversityAirport Terminals E & F Chestnut Hill East Line2,31830th Street StationChestnut Hill East Chestnut Hill West Line2,768Temple UniversityChestnut Hill West Cynwyd Line112Suburban StationCynwyd Fox Chase Line2,42530th Street StationFox Chase Lansdale/Doylestown Line7,67430th Street StationDoylestown Manayunk/Norristown Line4,724Penn Medicine StationElm Street Media/Wawa Line3,548Temple UniversityWawa Station Paoli/Thorndale Line7,425Temple UniversityThorndale Trenton Line7,316Temple UniversityTrenton Transit Center Warminster Line5,227Penn Medicine StationWarminster West Trenton Line5,736Penn Medicine StationWest Trenton Wilmington/Newark Line4,172Temple UniversityNewark
Stations All stations are located in Pennsylvania, unless otherwise noted. Stations located within the City of Philadelphia are additionally distinguished by neighborhood or area as noted on the official SEPTA map. Accessible stations are noted with the icon.
+ SEPTA Regional Rail stationsStationLineRail connectionsZoneLocationRidership9th Street 4Lansdale30th Street Station Philadelphia (University City)9,92049th Street : 1Philadelphia (Kingessing)42Airport Terminal A 4Philadelphia (Airport)400Airport Terminal B 4Philadelphia (Airport)425Airport Terminals C & D 4Philadelphia (Airport)418Airport Terminals E & F 4Philadelphia (Airport)388Allegheny 1Philadelphia (Swampoodle)Ambler 3Ambler1,138Angora : 1Philadelphia (Angora)26Ardmore : Keystone Service2Ardmore821Ardsley 3Ardsley146Bala 2Bala CynwydBerwyn 3Berwyn363Bethayres 3Bethayres636Bridesburg 2Philadelphia (Bridesburg)164Bristol 4Bristol375Bryn Mawr 3Bryn Mawr937Carpenter 2Philadelphia (West Mount Airy)342Chalfont 4Chalfont108Chelten Avenue 2Philadelphia (Germantown)359Cheltenham 2Cheltenham293Chester Transit Center 3Chester222Chestnut Hill East 2Philadelphia (Chestnut Hill)224Chestnut Hill West 2Philadelphia (Chestnut Hill)308Churchmans Crossing 4Christiana, Delaware321Claymont 4Claymont, Delaware534Clifton–Aldan : 2Aldan/Clifton Heights269Colmar 4Colmar494Conshohocken 3Conshohocken771Cornwells Heights : Keystone Service3Cornwells Heights1,505Crestmont 3Crestmont66Croydon 3Croydon486Crum Lynne 3Crum Lynne62Curtis Park 2Sharon Hill68Cynwyd 2Bala CynwydDarby 2DarbyDaylesford 3Daylesford258Delaware Valley University 4Doylestown77Devon 3Devon455Downingtown : Keystone Service4Downingtown291Doylestown 4Doylestown317East Falls 1Philadelphia (East Falls)835Eastwick 1Philadelphia (Eastwick)354Eddington 3Eddington53Eddystone 3Eddystone43Elkins Park 2Elkins Park302Elm Street 3Norristown300Elwyn 3Elwyn425Exton : Keystone Corridor lines4Exton627Fern Rock Transit Center : 1Philadelphia (Fern Rock)650Fernwood–Yeadon 2Upper Darby/Yeadon72Folcroft 2Folcroft167Forest Hills 3Philadelphia (Somerton)367Fort Washington 3Fort Washington1,125Fortuna 4FortunaFox Chase 2Philadelphia (Fox Chase)1,446Germantown 1Philadelphia (Germantown)102Gladstone 2Lansdowne195Glenolden 2Glenolden170Glenside 3Glenside1,213Gravers 2Philadelphia (Chestnut Hill)Gwynedd Valley 3Gwynedd Valley214Hatboro 3Hatboro500Haverford 2Haverford404Highland 2Philadelphia (Chestnut Hill)70Highland Avenue 3Chester99Holmesburg Junction 2Philadelphia (Holmesburg)471Ivy Ridge 2Philadelphia (Roxborough)703Jefferson Station Philadelphia (Market East)12,122Jenkintown–Wyncote 3Jenkintown1,246Langhorne 4Langhorne Manor404Lansdale 4Lansdale1,424Lansdowne 2Lansdowne321Lawndale 2Philadelphia (Lawndale)168Levittown 4Tullytown548Link Belt 4Chalfont23Main Street 3Norristown185Malvern 4Malvern811Manayunk 2Philadelphia (Manayunk)723Marcus Hook 3Marcus Hook545Meadowbrook 3Meadowbrook122Media : (at )3Upper Providence Township512Melrose Park 2Melrose Park507Merion 2MerionMiquon 2Miquon444Morton 2Morton612Mount Airy 2Philadelphia (East Mount Airy)208Moylan–Rose Valley 3Moylan221Narberth 2Narberth714Neshaminy Falls 3Feasterville-Trevose319New Britain 4New Britain50Newark : Northeast Regional4Newark, Delaware318Noble 3Noble197Norristown Transit Center : 3Norristown856North Broad : 1Philadelphia (Glenwood)142North Hills 3North Hills208North Philadelphia 1Philadelphia (Glenwood)195North Wales 4North Wales974Norwood 2Norwood267Olney 1Philadelphia (Olney)170Oreland 3Oreland243Overbrook : (at )1Philadelphia (Overbrook)774Paoli : Keystone Corridor lines4Paoli1,114Penllyn 3Penllyn200Penn Medicine Station Philadelphia (University City)2,605Pennbrook 4Lansdale615Philmont 3Huntingdon Valley595Primos 2Aldan/Upper Darby652Prospect Park 2Prospect Park182Queen Lane 1Philadelphia (Germantown)427Radnor : (at )3Radnor586Richard Allen Lane 2Philadelphia (West Mount Airy)Ridley Park 3Ridley Park217Rosemont 3Rosemont323Roslyn 3Roslyn285Rydal 3Rydal121Ryers 2Philadelphia (Burholme)357Secane 2Secane564Sedgwick 2Philadelphia (East Mount Airy)258Sharon Hill 2Sharon Hill98Somerton 3Philadelphia (Somerton)724Spring Mill 3Spring Mill509St. Davids 3St. Davids242St. Martins 2Philadelphia (Chestnut Hill)201Stenton 2Philadelphia (East Mount Airy)382Strafford 3Strafford780Suburban Station : Philadelphia (Logan Square)25,062Swarthmore 3Swarthmore790Tacony 2Philadelphia (Tacony)192Temple University Philadelphia (Temple University)3,191Thorndale 4Thorndale427Torresdale 3Philadelphia (Torresdale)1,227Trenton Transit Center Trenton, New Jersey1,241Trevose 3Trevose412Tulpehocken 1Philadelphia (Germantown)194Upsal 2Philadelphia (West Mount Airy)356Villanova 3Villanova466Wallingford 3Wallingford280Warminster 3Warminster Heights1,058Washington Lane 2Philadelphia (Germantown)162Wawa Station 3WawaWayne 3Wayne526Wayne Junction 1Philadelphia (Nicetown)375West Trenton West Trenton, New JerseyWhitford 4Exton408Willow Grove 3Willow Grove388Wilmington : Northeast Corridor lines4Wilmington, Delaware878Wissahickon 1Philadelphia (Wissahickon)520Wister 1Philadelphia (Germantown)64Woodbourne 4Woodbourne592Wyndmoor 2Philadelphia (Chestnut Hill)109Wynnefield Avenue 1Philadelphia (Wynnefield)58Wynnewood 2Wynnewood765Yardley 4Yardley349
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