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Warminster Line
A southbound Warminster Line train between theHatboro andWillow Grove stations
Overview
Service type	SEPTA Regional Rail commuter service
Current operator(s)	SEPTA
Ridership	3,657 (daily FY 2022)[1]
Route
Termini	Warminster Penn Medicine Station
Stops	17
Line(s) used	Warminster Branch SEPTA Main Line
Technical
Rolling stock	Electric multiple units
Electrification	Overhead line,12 kV 25 Hz AC
Route map Show interactive map Legend toNewark toWawa Station toAirport 1.8 mi 2.9 km Penn Medicine Station 0.9 mi 1.4 km 30th Street Station 0 mi 0 km Suburban Station 0.5 mi 0.8 km Jefferson Station Reading Terminal closed Spring Garden Street closed Temple University Zone  C   1  toNorristown–Elm Street 5.1 mi 8.2 km Wayne Junction toChestnut Hill East toFox Chase 7.3 mi 11.7 km Fern Rock Zone  1   2  8.4 mi 13.5 km Melrose Park 9.2 mi 14.8 km Elkins Park Zone  2   3  10.8 mi 17.4 km Jenkintown–Wyncote toWest Trenton 11.9 mi 19.2 km Glenside toDoylestown 13.0 mi 20.9 km Ardsley 14.2 mi 22.9 km Roslyn 15.4 mi 24.8 km Crestmont 16.2 mi 26.1 km Willow Grove Fulmor closed 18.6 mi 29.9 km Hatboro 20.1 mi 32.3 km Warminster New Hope Railroad toNew Hope This diagram: view talk edit Show route diagram map

TheWarminster Line is a route of theSEPTA Regional Railcommuter rail system. It serves stations between its namesake town,Warminster, andCenter City Philadelphia. Half of the route is shared by other lines, including theLansdale/Doylestown Line,West Trenton Line,Fox Chase Line,Chestnut Hill East Line, andManayunk/Norristown Line. All trains continue as part of theAirport Line with the exception of some weekday trains that terminate at30th Street Station,Thorndale, orTrenton Transit Center.

The Warminster Line uses theSEPTA Main Line between Center City andGlenside station, where it branches off onto theWarminster Branch toHatboro andWarminster. The tracks continue past Warminster toIvyland and eventually toNew Hope, where theNew Hope Railroad runs heritage excursion trains.

The Warminster Line becomes a single-track line just north ofArdsley, but was once double-tracked as far north asRoslyn, the original northbound track being removed in 2010. A passing siding exists north ofWillow Grove. There is also a second storage track at the Hatboro station and the line becomes double-tracked again as it approaches the terminus at Warminster station.

The Warminster Line is a continuation of theReading Company's suburban services over theWarminster Branch. The line was built between 1872 and 1874 and electrified as far as Hatboro in 1931.^[2] Passenger service beyond Hatboro ended in 1952. The Reading extended electrification and suburban service to Warminster on July 29, 1974.^[2][3]

With the Reading's final bankruptcy in 1976Conrail took over the operation of the trains and ownership of the branch.^[4] The Warminster Branch was conveyed to SEPTA in 1979; SEPTA took over operation of the trains in 1983. A train crash occurred on July 1, 2006, in Abington Township injuring 38 passengers and 6 crew members.^[5]

Beginning in 1984 the route was designatedR2 Warminster as part of SEPTA'sdiametrical reorganization of its lines. Warminster Line trains operated through the city center to theWilmington/Newark Line (then Marcus Hook) on the ex-Pennsylvania side of the system.^[6] The R-number naming system was dropped on July 25, 2010.^[7] As of 2024^[update] the majority of Warminster trains continue on to theAirport Line, though some weekday trains terminate at30th Street Station,Thorndale, orTrenton Transit Center.^[8]

On April 18, 2016, SEPTA launchedpositive train control on the Warminster Line, the first Regional Rail line to use the signal system which will enhance safety.^[9][10]

In a 1991 report, theDelaware Valley Regional Planning Commission ranked the line between Warminster and New Hope as having "medium potential" for reuse based on projected growth in population and employment in the region. It noted that SEPTA considered the line a "long range transit opportunity corridor."^[11]

The Warminster Line includes the following stations north of theCenter City Commuter Connection; stations indicated with gray background area closed.^[8]

Zone	Location	Station	Miles (km) from Center City	Date opened	Connections / notes
C	Temple University	Temple University	2.1 (3.4)		SEPTA Regional Rail:all lines
1	Nicetown–Tioga, Philadelphia	Wayne Junction	5.1 (8.2)		SEPTA Regional Rail: SEPTA City Bus:2,23,53 SEPTA Trackless Trolley:75
	Olney-Oak Lane, Philadelphia
		Logan			Discontinued on October 4, 1992[12]
		Tabor			Closed 1992
		Fern Rock T.C.	7.3 (11.7)		SEPTA Regional Rail: SEPTA Metro: SEPTA City Bus:4,28,57,70
2	Melrose Park	Melrose Park	8.4 (13.5)		SEPTA Regional Rail:
	Elkins Park	Elkins Park	9.2 (14.8)	May 14, 1899[13]	SEPTA Regional Rail: SEPTA City Bus:28
3	Jenkintown	Jenkintown–Wyncote	10.8 (17.4)		SEPTA Regional Rail: SEPTA City Bus:77
	Glenside	Glenside	11.9 (19.2)		SEPTA Regional Rail: SEPTA City Bus:22,77
		Ardsley	13.0 (20.9)
	Roslyn	Roslyn	14.2 (22.9)		SEPTA City Bus:22
	Abington	Crestmont	15.4 (24.8)
	Willow Grove	Willow Grove	16.2 (26.1)		SEPTA City Bus:22,55,310,311
	Upper Moreland Twp.	Fulmor	18.1 (29.1)		Closed November 10, 1996[14]
	Hatboro	Hatboro	18.6 (29.9)
	Warminster	Warminster	20.1 (32.3)	July 29, 1974[15]	SEPTA City Bus:22 TMA Bucks:Rushbus[16]

Between FY 2013–FY 2019 yearly ridership on the Warminster Line ranged between 2.3 and 2.7 million before collapsing during theCOVID-19 pandemic.^{[note 1]}

• Coates, Wes (1990).Electric trains to Reading Terminal. Flanders, NJ: Railroad Avenue Enterprises.OCLC 24431024.
• Bell, Kurt (October 1992). "New Hope for the New Hope".Railfan & Railroad. Vol. 11, no. 10. pp. 68–75.ISSN 0163-7266.
• United States Railway Association (1975).Final system plan for restructuring railroads in the Northeast and Midwest region pursuant to the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973(PDF). Vol. 1. Washington, DC.OCLC 2889148.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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