52nd Street station (SEPTA Regional Rail)

52nd Street
Westbound train at 52nd Street station in 1973
General information
Location	North 52nd Street & Merion Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°58′40″N 75°13′35″W / 39.9779°N 75.2263°W / 39.9779; -75.2263
Owned by	Pennsylvania Railroad
Line(s)	Pennsylvania Main Line Paoli Line Schuylkill Branch
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
History
Opened	1902
Closed	August 23, 1980[1]
Electrified	1930
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

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.^[2] 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.