Holmesburg Junction station

For other uses, see Tacony (disambiguation).

Holmesburg Junction

Holmesburg Junction station as seen from the Center City-bound platform facing towards Torresdale and the junction tower in September 2012

General information
Location| 4783 Rhawn Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates| 40°01′58″N 75°01′26″W﻿ / ﻿40.0329°N 75.0238°W﻿ / 40.0329; -75.0238
Owned by| Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Line(s)| Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 4
Connections|  SEPTA City Bus: 28, 84[1]
Construction
Parking| 154 spaces[2]
Bicycle facilities| 4 rack spaces[2]
Accessible| No[2]
Other information
Fare zone| 2[1]
History
Electrified| June 29, 1930[3]
Passengers
2017| 471 boardings, 441 alightings (weekday average)[4]
Rank| 54 of 146
Services
| Preceding station  |  SEPTA | Following station

|
|

Tacony

toward Temple University

|  | Trenton Line |  | Torresdale

toward Trenton

Former services

| Preceding station  | Pennsylvania Railroad | Following station

|
|

Tacony

toward Chicago

|  | Main Line |  | Torresdale

toward New York or Exchange Place

Tacony

toward Suburban Station

|  | Trenton Line |  | Liddonfield

toward Trenton

Terminus |  | Bustleton Branch  |  | Holmesburg

toward Bustleton

Location

Holmesburg Junction station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at Rhawn and Decatur Streets in the Holmesburg neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia, it serves the Trenton Line.

The station is located along the Northeast Corridor, owned by Amtrak. It is 13.1 miles (21.1 km) from Suburban Station. In 2017, this station saw 471 boardings and 248 alightings on an average weekday.

At Holmesburg Junction the Bustleton Branch splits from the main tracks and runs to the interior of Northeast Philadelphia. Passenger service on the Bustleton Branch ended on February 13, 1926.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Trenton Line Timetable" (PDF). Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
2. ^ a b c "Holmesburg Junction Station". Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
3. ^ "Electric Trains to Run on Phila.-Trenton Line". The Evening Courier. Camden, New Jersey. June 23, 1930. p. 6. Retrieved January 31, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
5. ^ "Bustleton Trains Stop". The Philadelphia Inquirer. February 14, 1926. p. 4. Retrieved August 23, 2020 - via Newspapers.com.

## External links

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*   * SEPTA – Holmesburg Junction station
* Rhawn Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
* Former Holmesburg Junction Station (Existing Railroad Stations in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)

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