Beechwood–Brookline station

Rapid transit station in Pennsylvania

Preceding station	SEPTA			Following station
Wynnewood Road toward Norristown T.C.		Norristown High Speed Line		Penfield toward 69th Street T.C.

Former services

Preceding station	Lehigh Valley Transit Company		Following station
Wynnewood Road toward Allentown		Liberty Bell High Speed Line Until 1951	Penfield toward 69th Street
Preceding station	Philadelphia and Western Railroad		Following station
Wynnewood Road toward Strafford		Strafford Branch Until 1956	Penfield toward 69th Street

Future services (2024)

Preceding station	SEPTA Metro			Following station
Wynnewood Road toward Norristown Transit Center				Penfield toward 69th Street Transit Center

Location

Beechwood–Brookline station is a SEPTA rapid transit station in Haverford Township, Pennsylvania. It serves the Norristown High Speed Line and is located at Edgewood and Strathmore Roads, although SEPTA gives the address as Beechwood and Karakung Drives. All trains stop at Beechwood–Brookline. The station lies 2.5 track miles (4.0 km) from 69th Street Terminal. The station has off-street parking available.

History

Beechwood Park opened in 1907 as the first stop north of the Philadelphia and Western Railroad southern terminus.^[1]^[2] The railroad opened Beechwood Amusement Park adjacent to the site to attract patrons,^[3] but it only operated until 1909.^[4] The remnants are within sight of the station.

References

^ American Street Railway Investments. McGraw Publishing Company. 1907. p. 355.
^ "Brookline". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 7 July 1907. p. 9. Retrieved 4 August 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Meyers, Allen; Spivak, Joel (2003). Philadelphia Trolleys. Arcadia Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 9780738512266.
^ "Site 7: Beechwood Station/Park/Bridge". Haverford Heritage Trail. Retrieved 4 August 2022.