Richard Allen Lane station

Richard Allen Lane
Allen Lane station during construction of the high-level platforms
General information
Location	200 West Allens Lane Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	40°03′27″N 75°11′42″W / 40.0575°N 75.1950°W / 40.0575; -75.1950
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	6 spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1880; 144 years ago (1880)
Electrified	March 22, 1918; 106 years ago (1918-03-22)[1]
Previous names	Allen Lane (1880–2022)
Passengers
2017	310 boardings 307 alightings (weekday average)[2]
Rank	87 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station St. Martins toward Chestnut Hill West Chestnut Hill West Line Carpenter toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station St. Martins toward Chestnut Hill Chestnut Hill Line Carpenter toward Suburban Station Germantown Road toward White Marsh Fort Washington Branch
Location

Richard Allen Lane station (formerly Allen Lane station) is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia. It is located at 200 West Allens Lane in the Mount Airy neighborhood and serves the Chestnut Hill West Line. The station building was built circa 1880.^[3] Like many in Philadelphia, it retains much of its Victorian/Edwardian appearance.

The former station building now houses a coffee shop, the High Point Cafe.

The station is in zone 2 on the Chestnut Hill West Line, on former Pennsylvania Railroad tracks, and is 10.1 track miles from Suburban Station. In fiscal 2012, this station saw 307 boardings on an average weekday.