Chestnut Hill East Branch

The Chestnut Hill East Branch is a railway line in Pennsylvania. It runs 5.5 miles (8.9 km) from a junction with the SEPTA Main Line in Nicetown–Tioga, a neighborhood in Philadelphia, to Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. The oldest part of it was built in 1832 by the Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad. It was part of the Reading Company system from 1870 until 1976. Today it is owned by SEPTA and hosts the Chestnut Hill East Line commuter rail service. The line runs roughly parallel to the Chestnut Hill West Branch, formerly of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Chestnut Hill East Branch
Overview
OwnerSEPTA
Service
Services     Chestnut Hill East Line
History
Opened6 June 1832 (1832-06-06)
Technical
Line length5.8 mi (9.3 km)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification12kv 25hz overhead catenary
Route map

mi
10.9
Chestnut Hill East
10.3
Gravers
10.0
Wyndmoor
Fort Washington Branch
9.3
Mount Airy
8.9
Sedgwick
8.6
Stenton
7.8
Washington Lane
6.9
Germantown
6.1
Wister
5.7
Fishers
SEPTA Main Line
Wayne Junction Yard
5.2
Wayne Junction
5.1
Wayne
Roberts Yard
Blue Line Branch
SEPTA Main Line
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