Fern Rock Transportation Center

The Fern Rock Transportation Center is a SEPTA rail and bus station located at 10th Street and Nedro Avenue in the Fern Rock neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] Fern Rock serves as the northern terminus and yard for SEPTA's Broad Street Line, as well as a stop for SEPTA Regional Rail's Lansdale/Doylestown Line, Warminster Line, and West Trenton Line.

Fern Rock TC
Regional Rail platform
General information
Location900 Nedro Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40.041°N 75.136°W / 40.041; -75.136
Owned bySEPTA
City of Philadelphia (subway)
Line(s)SEPTA Main Line
Ninth Street Branch (former)
Platforms2 island platforms, 1 side platform
Tracks4 plus storage track
ConnectionsSEPTA City Bus: 4, 28, 57, 70
Construction
Structure typeSurface level
Parking639 parking spaces[1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone1
History
OpenedSeptember 9, 1956 (Broad Street Line)
RebuiltMarch 12, 1992
Electrified600 volts DC third rail (Broad Street)
Overhead catenary wires (12,000-volt/25 Hz) (Regional Rail)
Passengers
2017650 boardings
779 alightings
(weekday average)[2] (Regional Rail)
Rank34 of 146 (Regional Rail)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Wayne Junction
toward Airport
 Airport Line Melrose Park
toward Glenside
Wayne Junction
toward 30th Street Station
 Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Melrose Park
toward Doylestown
Wayne Junction
toward Penn Medicine
 Warminster Line Melrose Park
toward Warminster
West Trenton Line Melrose Park
toward West Trenton
Olney T.C.
toward NRG
 Broad Street Line
Local
 Terminus
Olney T.C.
toward Walnut–Locust
 Broad Street Line
Express
Olney T.C.
toward 8th & Market
 Broad–Ridge Spur
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Tabor
toward Philadelphia
 Bethlehem Branch Oak Lane
toward Bethlehem
New York Branch Oak Lane
toward Bound Brook
Location
Fern Rock TC is located in Philadelphia
Fern Rock TC
Fern Rock TC
Location within Philadelphia

Four bus routes also serve the station. Fern Rock Transportation Center serves as the western terminus for the 28 and 70 bus routes.[3][4] Fern Rock is also the northernmost terminus for the 4 and 57 bus routes.[5][6]

Regional Rail platforms

Fern Rock Transportation Center serves the Warminster Line, West Trenton Line, and the Lansdale/Doylestown Line.[7] In FY 2015, there was a weekday average of 825 boardings and 792 alightings.[8]

The current SEPTA Regional Rail station at Fern Rock Transportation Center, located along the SEPTA Main Line, was built in March 1992 to accommodate Regional Rail commuters displaced during SEPTA's 1992/1993 Railworks reconstruction project. The new station replaced former Reading Railroad stations Fern Rock and Tabor, respectively located north and south of the new station. It has high-level platforms and is handicap-accessible, being directly connected to the subway station by a ramp from the subway platform. While passengers can readily transfer between the Broad Street Line and the Regional Rail Lines at Fern Rock, such a transfer requires payment of a separate fare of the subway and regional rail, unless the rider possesses a SEPTA Trailpass, which can be used for travel on both subway and regional rail. A non-revenue track connection exists here between the SEPTA Regional Rail Lines and SEPTA's Broad Street Line. A train crash occurred here on January 27, 2009, injuring nine. [9]

Broad Street platform

The Broad Street platforms at Fern Rock Transportation Center opened in 1956, when the line was extended north from the original northern terminus at Olney Terminal by the Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC) and the City of Philadelphia. Fern Rock Transportation Center also hosts the yard and maintenance facilities for the Broad Street Line, and is the line's only above ground station.

Fern Rock is the northern terminal for local and express trains on the line, as well as the special event service that extends express service to the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. Broad–Ridge Spur trains generally only serve the station on Saturdays and during non-peak weekday hours.[10]

Station layout

All tracks are located at ground level, with Regional Rail platforms oriented north-south and the Broad Street platform oriented east-west, part of a larger balloon loop around the storage yard.

M Mezzanine Fare control, connection between platforms
G Track 3 ←      Broad Street Line toward NRG (Olney T.C.)
←      Broad Street Line express toward Walnut–Locust (Olney T.C.)
←      Broad–Ridge Spur toward 8th & Market (Olney T.C.)
Island platform Disabled access
Track 1 ←      Broad Street Line toward NRG (Olney T.C.)
←      Broad Street Line express toward Walnut–Locust (Olney T.C.)
Side platform Disabled access
Inbound ←      Airport Line toward Airport (Wayne Junction)
←      Lansdale/​Doylestown Line toward 30th Street Station (Wayne Junction)
←      Warminster Line toward Penn Medicine (Wayne Junction)
←      West Trenton Line toward Penn Medicine (Temple University)
Outbound ←      Airport Line toward Glenside (Melrose Park) →
←      Lansdale/​Doylestown Line toward Doylestown (Jenkintown) →
←      Warminster Line toward Warminster (Melrose Park) →
←      West Trenton Line toward West Trenton (Melrose Park) →
Island platform Disabled access
Storage track ← No regular service
Street level Exit/entrance, buses, parking
  • Regional Rail station
    Regional Rail station
  • SEPTA Route 28 Bus at Fern Rock
    SEPTA Route 28 Bus at Fern Rock
  • Station with BSL in front, Regional Rail in the back
    Station with BSL in front, Regional Rail in the back
  • BSL Subway Cars at Fern Rock
    BSL Subway Cars at Fern Rock
  • Stereo (3D) picture of outbound train platform at Fern Rock Station (red/blue glasses needed).
    Stereo (3D) picture of outbound train platform at Fern Rock Station (red/blue glasses needed).
  • Broad Street Line station
    Broad Street Line station
  • Outbound Silverliner V at Fern Rock Transportation Center.
    Outbound Silverliner V at Fern Rock Transportation Center.

References
  1. SEPTA. Fern Rock Transportation Center.
  2. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  3. "Bus 28 schedule" (PDF). SEPTA. September 5, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  4. "Bus 70 schedule" (PDF). SEPTA. September 5, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  5. "Route 4 schedule" (PDF). SEPTA. February 19, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  6. "Route 57 schedule" (PDF). SEPTA. September 5, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
  7. Fern Rock-SEPTA
  8. "SEPTA (May 2016). Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Service Plan. p. 69" (PDF). (539 KB)
  9. cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/breaking/20090127_18_injured_in_SEPTA_R1_crash.html%7Cpublisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer|accessdate=15 September 2020
  10. "Broad Street Line Schedule" (PDF). SEPTA. September 5, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
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