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Note: Distances and Directions are referenced to 30th St Station in Downtown Philadelphia
If you know of a station that is not listed here, please let me know


30th Street

GPS Coordinates: 39.955770, -75.181966
Location: 30th Street Station is the reference for all other locations for the Philly guide
Address: 2955 Market Street, Philadelphia PA 19104
Built: 1932/1933
Status: Active
Owning Railroad(s): Amtrak
Secondary Railroads: SEPTA and New Jersey Transit
History: PRR/PC/Amtrak
Activity: Very High, especially during rush hours
Railfan Access: by train, streetcar, subway, driving, walking, etc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30th_Street_Station








69th Street Terminal

GPS Coordinates: 39.962177, -75.259175
Location: 4.2mi west
Address: 6901 Market Street, Upper Darby (Philadelphia) PA 19082
Built: 1907
Status: Active
Owning Railroad(s): SEPTA
Secondary Railroads: none
History: Formerly known as the 69th Street Terminal (1907–2011)
Activity: High, very high during rush hours
Railfan Access: by streetcar, subway, driving, walking, bus
The 69th Street Transportation is more of a collection of stations and platforms than a single building.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/69th_Street_Transportation_Center







  1908




SEPTA Fern Rock Transportation Center

GPS Coordinates: 40.041298, -75.135033
Location: 6.3mi NNE
Address: 900 Nedro Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19141
Built: 1992 (Commuter station), 1956 (Subway station)
Status: Active
Owning Railroad(s): SEPTA
Secondary Railroads: none
History: This new station replaced the former Reading stations Fern Rock and Tabor, respectively located north and south of the new station.
Activity: High
Railfan Access: by train, Broad Street Subway line, driving, bus
The Broad Street Subway line ends here, their shops is located here, easy transfer between systems.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern_Rock_Transportation_Center








SEPTA Jefferson Station

GPS Coordinates: 39.952507, -75.157862
Location: 1.2 mi east, underground
Address: 12th and Filbert Streets, Philadelphia PA 19107
Built: 1984, replaced the Reading Terminal
Status: Active
Owning Railroad(s): SEPTA
Secondary Railroads: none
History: formerly the Market East Station, name changed September 4, 2014
Activity: High, very high during rush hours
Railfan Access: by train, streetcar, subway, driving, walking, bus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Station_(SEPTA)



  photo by li2nmd, 8/2019, via Google

  photo by Coemgenus via Google




North Broad Street Station

GPS Coordinates: 39.992320, -75.154507
Location: 2.5 mi NE
Address: 2601 North Broad Street (near Lehigh Avenue), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Built: 1928/1929, in use till the mid 1960's
Status: Inactive as railroad depot
Owning Railroad(s): Reading RR
Secondary Railroads: none
History:
Activity: n/a
Railfan Access: by commuter train (N Broad station, see below for the lines), subway (Broad St line - N Philadelphia station), driving, walking, bus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Broad_Station








Reading Terminal

GPS Coordinates: 39.953240, -75.158856
Location: 1 mi east, corner of Market and 12th
Address: 1115-1141 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Status: Inactive as railroad depot
Owning Railroad(s): Reading RR
Secondary Railroads: none
History:
Activity: n/a
Railfan Access: by streetcar, subway, driving, walking, bus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_Terminal






SEPTA Stenton Station

GPS Coordinates: 40.060417, -75.178908
Location: 7.2 mi north
Address: 6725 Vernon Road between Ardleigh and Blakemore Streets, Philadelphia PA 19119
Built: ???
Status: Active
Owning Railroad(s): SEPTA, On the Chestnut Hill East line
Secondary Railroads: none
History: former Reading RR station
Activity: Medium
Railfan Access: by train, driving, walking, bus



  photo by Adam Moss via Google





SEPTA Suburban Station

GPS Coordinates: 39.954124, -75.166784
Location: 3/4 mi east, underground
Address: 16th Street and JFK Boulevard, Philadelphia PA 19107
Built: 1930
Status: Active
Owning Railroad(s): SEPTA
Secondary Railroads: none
History: Built by the PRR to replace the original Broad St Station, HQ for the PRR 1930-1957
Activity: High, very high during rush hours
Railfan Access: by train, streetcar, subway, driving, walking, bus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suburban_Station

photo by Lucius Kwok, via Google




SEPTA Wayne Junction Station

GPS Coordinates: 40.022366, -75.160033
Location: 4.8 mi north
Address: 4481 Wayne Avenue near Windrim Avenue, Nicetown, Philadelphia PA
Built: 1881, rebuilt 1900, electrified 1931
Status: Active
Owning Railroad(s): SEPTA
Secondary Railroads: B&O till 1958
History: Reading RR
Activity: High, very high during rush hours
Railfan Access: by train, #75 trackless trolley, driving, walking, bus
The Chestnut Hill East Line splits off to the west here.
Last station before the Fox Chase Line splits off the SEPTA Main Line at Newtown Junction.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Junction_station








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