Station Review #71: Crestmont (SEPTA)


Crestmont is a station on SEPTA's Warminister Line. The station is located at Rubicam Avenue in the Crestmont neighborhood of Abington, PA. Crestmont station is one of a few flag stops in the SEPTA network, with only a few trains a day making actual scheduled stops at Crestmont station.  

History
Crestmont station was most likely built by the North Pennsylvania railroad along with the rest of the line to Hartsville sometime between 1872 and 1873. The old station in the image shown above was most likely a second iteration of the station built to replace the original station by the Reading Railroad. Sometime much later (most likely in the early 2000s), the old shelter was replaced by a newer shelter and platform that is more accessible. 


Tour
The entire station from a distance

Considering this is the Warminister line we're talking about, yeah you probably should look both ways before crossing



Crestmont station is a small station. The entire station itself is basically one concrete platform a shelter, and a few ramps. 

Another photo of the track

The stairs and ramp to the platform from nearby sidewalk


Inside the shelter


View from the mini-high

A much better view of the shelter

A train at the station

Bus Connections

There are two bus connections at Crestmont station, these are: 

Route 22: This bus goes from Olney Transportation Center to Willow Grove Mall and Warminister via Easton and York Roads (PA-263). 

Route 55: This bus goes from Olney Transportation Center to Willow Grove and Doylestown via Old York Road and Easton Road (both PA-611). 

Points of Interest Near Crestmont

There is not much of anything near Crestmont station besides houses and Rubicam Avenue Park, a local park. Crestmont as a neighborhood is relatively residential, with there not being much in the name of any form of commercial district in the neighborhood along Easton or Old York Roads, even though there are stores. Crestmont itself is not a very large neighborhood, sandwiched between Roslyn and Willow Grove (which is basically a different town entirely), so the amount of passengers any train station in crestmont can serve is not large, provided that either of the two places along the line next to it don't have their own train stations, which they do.  

Statistics

Name: Crestmont 
Agency: SEPTA
Line(s): Warminister 
Locality: Crestmont 
City/Township: Abington Township
County: Montgomery 
State: Pennsylvania 
Ridership: 140 per average weekday (2017)

Amenity Checklist

Accessibility: ✓
Bicycle parking: ×
Clean: ✓
Connections to other transit routes: ✓
Easy passage to either side: ✓
Fare Payment Kiosks: ✓
Good Wayfinding: ✓
Lighting: ✓
Maps: ✓
Adequate Parking: ✓
Shelters: ✓
Seating: ✓
Station in Good Condition: ✓
Train Departure/Arrival Info: ×
Updated/Useful Signage: ✓

Final Verdict: 7.5/10. Crestmont is the perfect example of a station that is honestly kind of redundant. It is within walking distance of Willow Grove station. Despite this, Crestmont station itself is actually a pretty decent station in all other ways than the area it is in. 

Station Directory



--------Philadelphia County--------
''''''''Center City Zone''''''''
30th Street
Suburban
Jefferson (Market East)
Temple University
''''''''Zone 1''''''''
Wayne Junction
Fern Rock Transportation Center
--------Montgomery County--------
''''''''Zone 2''''''''
Melrose Park
Elkins Park
''''''''Zone 3''''''''
Jenkintown - Wyncote
Glenside
Ardsley
Roslyn
Crestmont
Willow Grove
Hatboro
--------Bucks County--------
Warminster


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