Tulpehocken station is a

SEPTA Regional Rail The SEPTA Regional Rail system is a commuter rail network owned by SEPTA and serving the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The system has 13 branches and more than 150 active stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, its suburbs and satellite town ...

station in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

. Located at 333 West Tulpehocken Street in the Germantown neighborhood, it serves the

Chestnut Hill West Line The Chestnut Hill West Line is a route of the SEPTA SEPTA Regional Rail, Regional Rail network. It connects Northwest Philadelphia, including the eponymous neighborhood of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Chestnut Hill, West Mount Ai ...

. The station is in Zone 1 on the Chestnut Hill West Line, and is 8.5 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2004, this station saw 176 boardings on an average weekday.

History

The Philadelphia, Germantown and Chestnut Hill Railroad, a

Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad ( reporting mark PRR), legal name as the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, also known as the "Pennsy," was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At its ...

-affiliated company, opened the Chestnut Hill West Branch on June 11, 1884. The original station building dates to approximately 1885.

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* {{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania SEPTA Regional Rail stations Former Pennsylvania Railroad stations Philadelphia Register of Historic Places Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Railway stations in Philadelphia Historic district contributing properties in Pennsylvania Germantown, Philadelphia National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia