Ivy Ridge station

Ivy Ridge
Ivy Ridge station in April 2012
General information
Location4910 Umbria Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19128
Coordinates40°02′03″N 75°14′08″W / 40.0341°N 75.2355°W / 40.0341; -75.2355
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Norristown Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsCity Bus SEPTA City Bus: 61, 62
Other information
Fare zone2
History
OpenedOctober 6, 1980 (SEPTA Ivy Ridge Line)[1]
August 25, 1986 (SEPTA Manayunk/Norristown Line)[2]
ClosedMay 16, 1986 (SEPTA Ivy Ridge Line)[2]
Electrified
  • July 20, 1930[3] (Pennsylvania)
  • February 5, 1933[4] (Reading)
Passengers
2017703 boardings
782 alightings
(weekday average)[5]
Rank32 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Miquon Manayunk/​Norristown Line Manayunk
Shawmont
Closed 1996
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Terminus Ivy Ridge Line Manayunk West
Location
Map

Ivy Ridge station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at Umbria Street and Parker Avenue in Northwest Philadelphia, it serves the Manayunk/Norristown Line. The initial station was built in a minimalist design similar to that of Elm Street, Norristown. The current station has a 204-space parking lot. In FY 2013, Ivy Ridge station had a weekday average of 602 boardings and 582 alightings.[6]

  1. ^ "Manayunk Joins the 'System'". The Philadelphia Daily News. October 6, 1980. p. 15. Retrieved February 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b "Ivy Ridge Station Will Be Back on Line". The Philadelphia Daily News. August 22, 1986. p. 8. Retrieved February 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Electric Lines Opened by Pennsy". The Altoona Mirror. July 21, 1930. p. 3. Retrieved September 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "New Electric Schedule". The Scranton Times. February 4, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)