Willow Grove (SEPTA station)

Willow Grove
SEPTA regional rail
Willow Grove station viewed from the southwest
Location	York Road & Davisville Road Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°08′37″N 75°06′51″W / 40.1436°N 75.1143°W / 40.1436; -75.1143Coordinates: 40°08′37″N 75°06′51″W / 40.1436°N 75.1143°W / 40.1436; -75.1143
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Warminster Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 22, 55, 310, 311
Construction
Parking	190 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Two racks
Disabled access	No
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1886
Rebuilt	1939
Electrified	1931
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Crestmont toward University City Warminster Line Hatboro toward Warminster Fulmor Closed 1996 toward Warminster   Former services   Reading Railroad Crestmont toward Glenside New Hope Branch Fulmor toward New Hope

Willow Grove station is a station on the SEPTA Warminster Line, located in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. The station, located on York Road (PA 611) and Davisville Roads, features a 190-space parking lot. Willow Grove station was originally built in 1886 by the Reading Railroad, and replaced by a stone structure built in 1939. The station house was closed in 1965, but continues to serve passengers.

Willow Grove station consists of a side platform along the tracks. The station has a ticket office and waiting room that is open on weekday mornings. There are two bike racks available that can hold up to four bicycles. Willow Grove station has a daily parking lot with 116 spaces that charges $1 a day, a permit parking lot with 32 spaces that charges $20 a month, and a daily parking lot with 42 spaces that charges 50 cents a day.

Train service at Willow Grove station is provided along the Warminster Line of SEPTA Regional Rail, which runs south to Center City Philadelphia and north to its terminus at Warminster. Willow Grove station is located in fare zone 3. Service is provided daily from early morning to late evening. Most Warminster Line trains continue through the Center City Commuter Connection tunnel and become Airport Line trains, providing service to the Philadelphia International Airport. In FY 2013, Willow Grove station had a weekday average of 472 boardings and 515 alightings.

The Willow Grove station has a ticket office which is only open on weekdays from 5:15 AM to 11:45 AM. Several benches for sitting on while people wait for the train to come are also available, all of them under a canopy-type roof so that people don't get wet on rainy days.