The perfect way to get to downtown Philly Drop off or pick…read moreup location if needed -Plenty of free parking -can buy tickets online -Or use the Amtrak App to keep your ticket handy -Hassle-free travel Final note: ask about any discounts for seniors or with AARP or AAA if you are a member.

I came here with my friend who used to work in trains. Boy oh boy was that ever a train station. It…read morehas all the best amenities: benches, signs, squirrels, tracks, and even lights! It has ruined all other train stations for me. This station both literally and symbolically saved my life. It would be hard to track down another place like this, exSept-a... nothing! On that train of thought, the one complaint I have is that there is no food to chew chew.

Chestnut Hill West is a very nice station compared to other Septa stations. There is covered…read moreseating and an inside waiting area, plenty of parking, and the station is accessible. Although the trains generally leave on time, Septa uses the extra space here for equipment storage, so every once and a while the train will be delayed by twenty minutes or more. The regular crew at this location is consistently nice and know what they're doing. For the most part if you smile and try to be friendly, you'll make their day and your commute much nicer. The best part about this station is that it is just steps away from beautiful Chestnut Hill so it is a great regional rail destination.

I like the Chestnut Hill West Station for a number of reasons…read more.. 1. It is the first/last station on the line. You can arrive prior to your train's departure and wait INSIDE of the train instead of waiting out in the elements (although, yes, there is covered outdoor seating as well, if your train has not yet arrived). You also get your choice of seats. 2. It is extremely proximate to two primo coffee shops (Starbucks & Chestnut Hill Coffee Shop). A nice hot cup-o-joe is good company on the quiet ride car. 3. Conductors are generally pretty nice. There is still the oddball who asks you for your pass three times before you get to center city, but for the most part they are pleasant and reasonable. 4. You rarely see an old POS train run on this line anymore. The trains are in decent condition and kept fairly clean. 5. It's a cool old fashioned train station! I took a star away because, face it, it's still SEPTA. They can be quite heartless on the days that you're running late, soaked to the bone, screaming, crying, etc. SEPTA runs on SEPTA's schedule only. This means that whether they are 35 minutes late or 2 minutes early- they are still on time, per SEPTA. Better make it because those doors never reopen for anyone!

It's a good station -outdated but still good. Elcys is attached, with Green Mountain coffee and…read morebreakfast offerings. Lots of community information on the bulletin boards. Wish there was more parking though. Get here before 7am if you don't want to park at the very far end of the lot! The ticket booth is only open until 1pm which is silly. But there is plenty of seating outside and inside and a bathroom as well. If you need a ride there not enough ubers or taxis close by, so call 15 minutes ahead. Three train lines run through here so it is convenient!

An above average hub for the suburbs. Located in glenside it has many options around it if you are…read morewaiting for a connecting train. Elcy's cafe is a nice little touch to the place. There aren't any vagabonds around here and it's usually pretty clean. If you pay for parking I HIGHLY advise you to get here before 645am. Otherwise you might miss your train.

Used to ride regional rail every weekday when I lived in the area. Rarely ever had problems. This…read moretime I was town visiting for a work conference. So this was the first time using the Chest Nut Hill West Line and Queen Ln Station. Opening hours state 0630, but the station office did not open until 0639 and when you're train is at 0641 (and on time) this can be quite troubling. Unlike the Norristown Line which I used to ride every weekend, on the Chest Nut Hill West Line when I asked the conductor how to transfer at 30th street for University City he was very rude and told me that I need a ticket but didn't understand because I had just given him my ticket. So he proceeded to tell me that I needed to tell him to give me my ticket back because he "could not read my mind". It's notable to say that this may have been just a bad day for a few individuals but I would hate a visitor of our beautiful city have to deal with this as their first impression.

My mom lives in AC, so occasionally, instead of driving, we'll take the NJ Transit train over there…read moreif the weather is particularly bad or the roads super trafficky. Cost wise, if you are traveling solo, it is cheaper than driving with gas and tolls. If there's a few of us, we just consider it the cost of adventure travel. The train station is a bit tricky to find, as it's behind the big anchor stores. Parking overnight is OK; of course, park under a light, just in case. You buy your ticket at the machine, which is located inside a shelter, also useful if it's rainy, hot, humid, snowing, thundering, etc. Go online to check the schedule if you are smart so you don't have too long of a wait til the train arrives. Once you have your ticket, keep it on you and stick it on the little ticket slot on top of your seat. The conductor will swing by at some point before you arrive at your destination to punch it.

Great for trains to and from Atlantic City and way better than driving through shore traffic. You…read morecan take your bike on at any time, which is pretty nice too.

The 30th Street Station (Or the Bill Gray Amtrak Station) is ALMOST as historic as it gets in…read morePhiladelphia IF you ignore that Philadelphia has Independence Hall, The Liberty Bell, the Betsy Ross House and Benjamin Franklin's Print Shop and the nation's first post office!...among a slew of other places! Philadelphia is the place to be during our country's 250th anniversary and any other time of the year! History is everywhere in Philadelphia and it's a beautiful place and beautiful people who truly welcome EVERYONE! And AMTRAK is just about the best way to get to Philadelphia! A piece of trivia, I used to work with the namesake of this station, and he probably used this station more than just about any other Philadelphian, to get back and forth to Washington, DC. It couldn't be easier to get from Philadelphia to Dc or New York or Boston than to hop on a train and let someone else do the driving!

An update to my initial review:…read more I'm a fan of Amtrak, reliant on their service since I regularly travel between Philadelphia and NYC. The train takes less time than driving and saves us a fair amount of money. (Are you familiar with the price of parking in Manhattan?!) I generally pay the extra $3 to modify my ticket without penalty. Life happens and we've had to make changes more than once. Two weeks ago I realized something astonishing. With a major snowstorm hitting the northeast, I decided last minute to change my ticket from Tuesday to Sunday. I wanted to get back to PA. Posted fares were insane, literally priced more than an airline ticket. I was resigned to staying put in NY. For the fun of it, I checked several times and then .....voila! A fare posted at $219 an hour before, had dropped to $24! Four seats were available. I grabbed one. So my message is twofold: pay the extra couple of dollars for flexibility, AND if you're deterred by expensive tickets on a particular day, keep checking. It can change on a dime!

The trains start blowing horns at 4am. Very excessive. Very disturbing to the entire neighborhoodread more

Parking can be confusing and difficult to find if you've never been here. The ticket area is clean…read moreand has plenty of seating. There is no coffee shop at the station, you would need to walk down one block to The Real MarketPlace or the gas station. There is an underground tunnel to walk from inbound and outbound trains, but there can be flooding if there's enough rain. There are a few train lines that run through Jenkintown so that's what makes this station busy. I would get there early if you need to purchase tickets. And earlier then 700 am if you want parking during the workweek. Needs some updates as this is a very old train station. Septa keeps raising train pass fares (I understand for employees cost of living), but why couldn't they make a few updates!!

We ended up at this SEPTA train station unexpectedly as our day ran late and we missed the train at…read morethe Penllyn Station. Our final destination was Suburban Station in Philadelphia. Conshohocken Station features a small parking lot, ticket kiosks and covered seating areas. It was around 9pm on a weeknight so it wasn't too busy, but as the departure time neared, a small crowd formed. The area felt isolated but safe with no questionable souls lurking. OVERALL: Clean facilities that got the job done.

The "station" is hardly that. Technically it's not a building but a trailer on the West side of…read morethe tracks, on the inbound side to Center City, Philadelphia. It is only open in the morning. At other times there is no place to take shelter from the elements other than a small bench enclosure beside the station, a.k.a shack, or standing under a nearby bridge, which is what most people do. The "service" is a rail link whose only train is SEPTA's so called "Norristown regional rail" line. Technically the line is not regional since it's stops are too close together. it's really a mostly outdoor subway sort of like the F train in NYC but is three times as expensive and it doesn't go nearly as far. The nominal time to or from the station and Center City is 40 minutes. The nominal driving time, even considering i76 traffic, is less than 30 minutes. There are a few "express trains" that make the journey in a little less time. However so called reverse commuters who work in rapidly expanding Conshohocken and travel from Philadelphia have no express service. In rush hour some trains run an abysmal 40 minutes apart. In non-rush hour they run with far less frequency. The parking is very small but drivers can effectively park for free in the corporate building garages, though marginally legal. There was a proposal a few years ago by the Delaware Valley Planning Commission to build a real station with a parking structure, but the proposal was considered to costly and never realized. Sadly the reality is many potential riders don't use the system because of both the poor facility and inefficient service. Essentially all of my coworkers have elected to drive, and I work in the building right next to the station.