Rosemont station (SEPTA)

For the SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line station formerly named Rosemont, see Roberts Road station.

Rosemont
General information
Location	43 Airdale Road, Rosemont, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.0281°N 75.3274°W / 40.0281; -75.3274
Owned by	Amtrak[1]
Operated by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Amtrak Keystone Corridor (Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 105, 106 (on Lancaster Avenue)
Construction
Parking	112 spaces (90 daily, 22 permit)
Bicycle facilities	5 racks (10 spaces)
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1880
Electrified	September 11, 1915[2]
Passengers
2017	323 boardings 321 alightings (weekday average)[3]
Rank	81 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Villanova toward Thorndale Paoli/​Thorndale Line Bryn Mawr toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Villanova toward Paoli Paoli Line Bryn Mawr toward Suburban Station
Location

Rosemont station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Rosemont, Pennsylvania. It is located at Airdale Road and Montrose Avenues and is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains.

The station was originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad between 1863 and 1871 (appears on 1871 atlas). As a modern SEPTA station, the building is also occupied by a real estate broker's office and underwent renovations for this use in 1983. The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 6:00 AM to 10:55 AM excluding holidays. There are 112 parking spaces at the station. This station is 10.9 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. In 2017, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 323, and the average total weekday alightings was 321.^[4]

Station layout

Rosemont has two low-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

References

1. "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
2. "Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R." The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
4. "Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. p. 43-46.

External links

Media related to Rosemont (SEPTA Regional Rail station) at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA – Rosemont station
• Airdale Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Lower Merion Township Historic Resource Inventory