Station Review #33: Holmesburg Junction (SEPTA)
Holmesburg Junction station, also known as just Holmesburg, is a station on SEPTA's Trenton line located at Rhawn Street in the Holmesburg neighborhood of Philadelphia. History Original station The original Holmesburg Station was built in 1833, on the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad. Eventually, that changed hands to become a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Sometime later on, the station itself was rebuilt, with a new building, one that had been at the station to this day. There used to be passeneger trains on the Bustleton Branch that linked the station to Bustleton, though these were discontinued in the 1930s, following service cuts from the PRR. Tour The station building There is a lot at Holmesburg Junction station. For one, it has a station building and na actual shelter on the other end. Train at the station This station is no average station, however. Quite the opposite, if anything. Stairs It all s