Fox Chase Line

Fox Chase Line
Fox Chase station in December 2012
Overview
Service typeSEPTA Regional Rail commuter service
Current operator(s)SEPTA
Former operator(s)Reading Company
Ridership2,001 (FY 2022)[1]
Route
TerminiFox Chase
30th Street Station
Stops10
Line(s) used
Technical
Rolling stockElectric multiple units
ElectrificationOverhead line, 12 kV 25 Hz AC
Route map
Map
11.1 mi
17.9 km
Pre-1983 service
to Newtown
11.1 mi
17.9 km
Newtown
George School
Holland
Churchville
Southampton
County Line
Woodmont
Zone
 4 
 3 
Bryn Athyn
Huntingdon Valley
West Trenton Line
Walnut Hill
Zone
 3 
 2 
11.1 mi
17.9 km
Fox Chase
10.1 mi
16.3 km
Ryers
9.7 mi
15.6 km
Cheltenham
9.0 mi
14.5 km
Lawndale
Zone
 2 
 1 
7.3 mi
11.7 km
Olney
5.1 mi
8.2 km
Wayne Junction
Zone
 1 
 C 
NOR
2.1 mi
3.4 km
Temple University
0.5 mi
0.8 km
Jefferson
0 mi
0 km
Suburban
0.9 mi
1.4 km
30th Street
Atlantic City Line Amtrak

The Fox Chase Line is a SEPTA Regional Rail service connecting Center City Philadelphia with Fox Chase. It uses the Fox Chase Branch, which branches off from the SEPTA Main Line at Newtown Junction north of the Wayne Junction station. It runs entirely within the city of Philadelphia. The line is fully grade-separated, except for one grade crossing on Oxford Avenue.

Originally known as the Fox Chase/Newtown Branch, service was truncated in January 1983 from Newtown to its current terminus in Philadelphia at Fox Chase. Plans to restore service beyond Fox Chase remained on SEPTA's Capital Program until 2009.[2][3] The rail bed between Fox Chase and Southampton has been converted to rail trail usage.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ridership was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ SEPTA FISCAL YEARS 2010-2013 CAPITAL PROGRAM
  3. ^ Nussbaum, Paul (October 9, 2009). "A Bucks-Montco debate Newtown Station: Reopen it or not?". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  4. ^ Nussbaum, Paul (March 23, 2014). "Montco plans to convert more of rail line for recreation". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.