Fort Washington station

Fort Washington
The current high-level platform station at Fort Washington, August 2022
General information
Location	7250 Summit Avenue (Bethlehem Pike & Station Avenue) Fort Washington, PA 19034
Coordinates	40°08′07″N 75°12′41″W / 40.1354°N 75.2115°W / 40.1354; -75.2115
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	SEPTA Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 94, 95, 201 h.o.p.s. OurBus
Construction
Structure type	elevated
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1903
Electrified	July 26, 1931[1]
Passengers
2017	1,125 boardings 875 alightings (weekday average)[2]
Rank	14 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Oreland toward 30th Street Station Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Ambler toward Doylestown Fellwick Closed 1996 toward 30th Street Station
Former services Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station Fellwick toward Philadelphia Bethlehem Branch Ambler toward Bethlehem
Location

Fort Washington station is a station along the SEPTA Lansdale/Doylestown Line. The station is located at the intersection of Bethlehem Pike and Station Avenue in the Fort Washington section of Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania. It is also served by SEPTA Bus Routes 94, 95, and 201, as well as OurBus intercity buses to New York City. The station includes a 585-space parking lot.

Originally built in 1903 by the Reading Company,^[3] the current station was built 300 feet to the south with high-level platforms, a new ticket office, a larger waiting room, and a bathroom as well as a massive parking lot.^[4][5] The expansion was completed in 2008.

In FY 2017, Fort Washington station had a weekday average of 1,125 boardings and 875 alightings. The first train from the station leaves at 5:32 A.M, while the last train arrives at the station at 1:10 A.M. The station is considered a major station on the Lansdale/Doylestown Line because most of the express trains stop at this station, before skipping many other intermediate stations on the line. Only one train, an express from Center City Philadelphia to North Wales skips this station. During the morning and afternoon peak hour, many trains operate to Center City as expresses, proceeding direct from Fort Washington station to Temple University station. Throughout midday, and the later hours of the night, most trains are locals. ^[6]