page_title: Allen Lane station
section_title: Restoration and renovation
hierarchical_section_title: Allen Lane station / Restoration and renovation
caption_attribution_description: English: The Allen Lane SEPTA Regional Rail station on the Chestnut Hill West Line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
context_page_description: Allen Lane station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia. It is located at 200 West Allens Lane in the Mount Airy neighborhood and serves the Chestnut Hill West Line. The station building was built circa 1880, according to the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings project. Like many in Philadelphia, it retains much of its Victorian/Edwardian appearance.
  The former station building now houses a coffee shop, the High Point Cafe.
  The station is in zone 2 on the Chestnut Hill West Line, on former Pennsylvania Railroad tracks, and is 10.1 track miles from Suburban Station. In fiscal 2012, this station saw 307 boardings on an average weekday.
context_section_description: Allen Lane station underwent a two-phase restoration and renovation project in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The first phase of work on the historic station building and shelters was completed in September 1999. The second phase, which included the construction of high level platforms, a rebuilt pedestrian overpass, and ramps for handicapped access, was completed in 2011.
caption: The Allen Lane station in October 2012 after construction of the high level platforms.
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