Tulpehocken station

Tulpehocken
The station at Tulpehocken in 2010, during restoration
General information
Location333 West Tulpehocken Street
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°2′6.36″N 75°11′12.48″W / 40.0351000°N 75.1868000°W / 40.0351000; -75.1868000
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsCity Bus SEPTA City Bus: 53, 65
Construction
Parking35
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened1878; 146 years ago (1878)
ElectrifiedMarch 22, 1918; 106 years ago (1918-03-22)[1]
Previous namesWalnut Lane
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Upsal Chestnut Hill West Line Chelten Avenue
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Upsal Chestnut Hill Line Chelten Avenue
Upsal Fort Washington Branch
Tulpehocken Station Historic District
Map
LocationGermantown, Philadelphia
Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40°2′6.36″N 75°11′12.48″W / 40.0351000°N 75.1868000°W / 40.0351000; -75.1868000
Built1878
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.85003564[2]
Added to NRHPNovember 26, 1985

Tulpehocken station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3] Located at 333 West Tulpehocken Street in the Germantown neighborhood, it serves the Chestnut Hill West Line. The Pennsylvania Railroad built the station in 1878. The station is in zone 2 on the Chestnut Hill West Line, and is 8.5 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2004, this station saw 176 boardings on an average weekday.

  1. ^ "Electric Train Has Trial Trip". The Harrisburg Telegraph. March 23, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Philadelphia County Listings on the National Register of Historic Places
  3. ^ "Tulpehocken Station | WCGN". Retrieved September 29, 2022.