52nd Street station (SEPTA Regional Rail)

52nd Street is a closed train station that was located at the intersection of North 52nd Street & Merion Avenue (just north of Lancaster Avenue (US-30)) in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) at the junction of its Main Line and its Schuylkill Branch. Today, these lines are the SEPTA Regional Rail Paoli/Thorndale Line and Cynwyd Line, respectively.

Not to be confused with 52nd Street station (Market–Frankford Line).
52nd Street
Westbound train at 52nd Street station in 1973
General information
LocationNorth 52nd Street & Merion Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39.9779°N 75.2263°W / 39.9779; -75.2263
Owned byPennsylvania Railroad
Line(s)Pennsylvania Main Line
Paoli Line
Schuylkill Branch
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels2
History
Opened1902
ClosedAugust 23, 1980
Electrified1930
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Overbrook
toward Harrisburg
 Silverliner Service
One westbound trip only
 Philadelphia–30th Street
toward Philadelphia–Suburban
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Overbrook
toward Thorndale
 Paoli/​Thorndale Line 30th Street Station
toward Temple University
Wynnefield Avenue
toward Ivy Ridge
 Ivy Ridge Line 30th Street Station
toward Suburban Station
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Cynwyd
toward Pottsville
 Schuylkill Branch Philadelphia
toward Suburban Station
Wynnefield Avenue
toward Norristown–Haws Avenue
 Norristown Line
Overbrook
toward Paoli
 Paoli Line
40th Street
toward Suburban Station
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