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Chestnut Hill East is the terminus station on SEPTA's Chestnut Hill East line, located along Bethlehem Pike in Philadelphia's Chestnut Hill neighborhood. History   Chestnut Hill East was built as the terminus for the Chestnut Hill Railroad,  which itself was leased by the Philadelphia, Germantown, and Norristown railroad in 1854. The Chestnut Hill branch was extended 4 miles (6.4 km) from the Germantown Branch (which ironically enough later on was demolished). Chestnut Hill was the terminus station for this branch.  The Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown became the Reading Company in 1870 and thus so did the line. Not long afterwards, the original building shown above was demolished and another building, this one made of stone instead of brick, was built in its place. This arrangement lasted six decades. In 1932, the Reading Railroad decided to finally electrify and grade-separate all of the Chestnut Hill East branch. Doing so required all of the st

Germantown is a train station on SEPTA's Chestnut Hill East line.  History Old PG&NRR Germantown station building  the Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad came to Germantown in 1832. Originally it had ended at Germantown and Price Streets at Shingle's Tavern. In 1855, a new station building was built, and it stayed in commission until 1863 or so. This station building remained standing until 1981, when it burned down.  After this, The Reading Railroad made a new station near Baynton Street, where the current station is. Much of the track between Chelten Avenue and Germantown avenue is gone, but the right of way still remains.  Third Germantown Station There used to also be a yard next to this station, the remnants of the portion of the right of way that went to Germantown avenue. This station remained until the late 1920s, when the line was rebuilt, and a new elevated station was built. This station is the station we see toda

Sedgwick is a station on SEPTA's Chestnut Hill East line, located at Mount Pleasant avenue in Northwest Philadelphia's East Mount Airy neighborhood.  History Old Sedgwick station Sedgwick station was built in 1880, in the same spot it's in today. Things stayed mostly the same until 1980, when the station building burned down.  Afterwards, some temporary shelters were constructed. In the 2000s, better temporary shelters were constructed, entirely on the inbound end.  Tour Silverliner IV at Sedgwick Station There's not much at Sedgwick at all.  There clearly used to be a shelter here The only bench at this platform Shelters on the other side. Why are they only on that side? Good luck if it rains.  Stairs Very old sign for the H bus Bus Connections There is one singular bus connection: the H, which goes between Broad and Erie and Cheltenham - Ogontz loop, with an ave