Wayne Junction station

Wayne Junction station is a SEPTA Regional Rail junction station located at 4481 Wayne Avenue, extending along Windrim Avenue to Germantown Avenue. The station is located in the Nicetown neighborhood of Philadelphia. Wayne Junction serves as a multi-modal transfer point between six of SEPTA's regional rail lines as well as three major transit routes – the Route 75 Trackless Trolley and the Route 23 and 53 bus lines. The station served more than 321,000 riders annually in 2018.

Wayne Junction
Wayne Junction station in September 2020 after reconstruction.
General information
Location4481 Wayne Avenue near Windrim Avenue
Nicetown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks5
Connections SEPTA City Bus: 2, 23, 53
SEPTA City Bus: 75
Other information
Fare zone1
History
Opened1881
Rebuilt1900
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931
Passengers
2017375 boardings
291 alightings
(weekday average)
Rank72 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Temple University
toward Airport
 Airport Line Fern Rock T.C.
toward Glenside
Temple University
toward 30th Street Station
 Chestnut Hill East Line Wister
toward Chestnut Hill East
Fox Chase Line Olney
toward Fox Chase
North Broad
toward 30th Street Station
 Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Fern Rock T.C.
toward Doylestown
Temple University
toward Penn Medicine
 Warminster Line Fern Rock T.C.
toward Warminster
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Temple University
toward Chestnut Hill East
 Chestnut Hill East Line Fishers
Closed 1992
toward 30th Street Station
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
North Broad Street
toward Philadelphia
 Bethlehem Branch Logan
toward Bethlehem
Nicetown
toward Philadelphia
 New York Branch Logan
toward Bound Brook
Chestnut Hill Branch Fishers
toward Chestnut Hill
North Broad Street
toward Philadelphia
 Frankford Branch Olney
toward Frankford
Philadelphia
Terminus
 Newtown Branch Olney
toward Newtown
New Hope Branch Jenkintown
toward New Hope
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Philadelphia
toward Chicago
 Main Line Plainfield
toward Jersey City
Main Line
Until 1926
 Bound Brook
toward New York
Philadelphia
Terminus
 Philadelphia – Jersey City
Local
 Jenkintown
toward Jersey City
Reading Terminal
Terminus
Wayne Junction Station, Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Coordinates40°1′22.8″N 75°9′34.2″W
ArchitectWilson Brothers and Company
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival style
Part ofWayne Junction Historic District (ID12000223)
Added to NRHPApril 16, 2012
Part ofColonial Germantown Historic District (ID66000678)
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966
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