# Overbrook station

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Rail station in Overbrook, Philadelphia

Overbrook Overbrook station in July 2005 General information Location 2193 North 63rd Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States Coordinates 39°59′23.5″N 75°14′59.5″W / 39.989861°N 75.249861°W / 39.989861; -75.249861 Owned by Amtrak[1] Operated by SEPTA Line Amtrak Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line (Keystone Corridor) Platforms 2 side platforms Tracks 4 Connections SEPTA Metro: at 63rd–Malvern/Overbrook SEPTA City Bus: 63, 65 Construction Parking 162 spaces (112 daily, 50 permit) Accessible yes Other information Fare zone 2 History Opened 1860 Rebuilt 1999–2003 Electrified September 11, 1915[2] Passengers 2017 774 boardings 717 alightings (weekday average)[3] Rank 26 of 146 Services Preceding station SEPTA Following station Merion toward Thorndale Paoli/​Thorndale Line 30th Street Station toward Temple University Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station Terminus major stops 36th Street Portal toward 13th Street Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Narberth toward Harrisburg Keystone Service Before 1988 Philadelphia–30th Street toward Philadelphia–Suburban Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Merion toward Paoli Paoli Line 52nd Street toward Suburban Station Location

**Overbrook station** is a [SEPTA Regional Rail](/source/SEPTA_Regional_Rail) station on the [Paoli/Thorndale Line](/source/Paoli%2FThorndale_Line), located near 63rd Street and City Line Avenue ([US 1](/source/U.S._Route_1_in_Pennsylvania)) in the [Overbrook](/source/Overbrook%2C_Philadelphia) neighborhood of [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania](/source/Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania). It serves many of the residents of Overbrook Farms and the suburban neighborhoods across City Avenue in neighboring [Montgomery County](/source/Montgomery_County%2C_Pennsylvania), as well as [Saint Joseph's University](/source/Saint_Joseph's_University) and [Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia](/source/Talmudical_Yeshiva_of_Philadelphia). Overbrook has two low-level [side platforms](/source/Side_platform) with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

## History

Overbrook station in 1984

The current station building was constructed around 1860 on the inbound (eastbound) side. The station, platforms, and canopies were restored from 1999 to 2003 in a $9.1 million project. A smaller shelter serves westbound passengers.

[Amtrak](/source/Amtrak) served Overbrook with some westbound *[Keystone Service](/source/Keystone_Service)* trips until 1987.[4]

In 2009, the station was the site of a fire involving a [Budd Silverliner II](/source/Budd_Silverliner) electric multiple unit catching fire due to a faulty heater.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110521112835/http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/RRDev/key_vol_1.pdf) (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from [the original](http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/RRDev/key_vol_1.pdf) (PDF) on May 21, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R."](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57807526/paoli-electric-september-12-1915/) *The Philadelphia Inquirer*. September 12, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update"](https://planning.septa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FY-2021_Service_Plan_Update.docx). [SEPTA](/source/SEPTA). June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [*Amtrak National Train Timetables: Effective April 5, 1987 through October 24, 1987*](http://www.timetables.org/browse/?group=19870405&item=0025). Amtrak. April 5, 1987. p. 24 – via Museum of Railway Timetables.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Araiza • •, Karen (November 4, 2009). ["SEPTA Train Catches Fire"](https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/septa-train-on-fire/1865507/). *NBC10 Philadelphia*. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

## External links

Media related to [Overbrook (SEPTA station)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Overbrook_(SEPTA_station)) at Wikimedia Commons

- [SEPTA – Overbrook station](https://www.septa.org/stations/overbrook-station)

- [Historic American Buildings Survey](/source/Heritage_Documentation_Programs#Historic_American_Buildings_Survey) (HABS) No. PA-6143, "[Overbrook Railroad Station, City Avenue at 63rd Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA](https://loc.gov/pictures/item/pa3155/)", 14 photos, 1 photo caption page

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