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Self-guided · metro area, Pennsylvania

Historic Train Depots in Philadelphia, PA

Train depots near you, from big-city union stations to the small frame depot where the whole town once met the train.

The Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has about 6,329,118 residents, ranking 9th in the country. The list below comes straight from the published records, with the distance from the center of Philadelphia, PA and the source for each site.

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On the record near Philadelphia, PA

The 11 nearest

11 listed sites on the record match historic train depots within 30 miles of Philadelphia, PA, out of 992 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Marine Corps Depot of Supplies, Schuykill Warehouse1.3 miles from the center of Philadelphia · Building · Philadelphia · listed 2004National Register of Historic Places
Elkins Railroad Station, Philadelphia and Reading Railroad8.4 miles from the center of Philadelphia · Building · Elkins Park · listed 1990National Register of Historic Places
Jenkintown Wyncote Train Station9.9 miles from the center of Philadelphia · Building · Jenkintown and Cheltenham Township · listed 2014National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania Railroad Station at Wayne13 miles from the center of Philadelphia · Building · Wayne · listed 1999National Register of Historic Places
Strafford Railroad Station14 miles from the center of Philadelphia · Building · Strafford · listed 1984National Register of Historic Places
Long-A-Coming Depot17 miles from the center of Philadelphia · Building · Berlin · listed 1997National Register of Historic Places
Bristol Railroad Station19 miles from the center of Philadelphia · Building · Bristol · listed 2025National Register of Historic Places
Philadelphia & Reading Railway: Lansdale Passenger Station21 miles from the center of Philadelphia · Building · Lansdale · listed 2021National Register of Historic Places
North Pemberton Railroad Station26 miles from the center of Philadelphia · Building · Pemberton · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Freight Station28 miles from the center of Philadelphia · Building · Trenton · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places
Newport Railroad Station29 miles from the center of Philadelphia · Building · Newport · listed 1994National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Philadelphia, PA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Train Depots in Philadelphia, step by step

1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
2
Sort by distance and pick the closest few
3
Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Philadelphia, PA ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Philadelphia, PA?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Philadelphia

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Philadelphia, PA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Philadelphia, PA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.