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!!

Conductor was very pleasant. Overall a very pleasant ride and experience on this train.read more

Great station for a quick trip into the city. Trains to the city run at the :56 minute of the hour…read moreonce an hour. Also with open side streets close by you can park for free if you are spending the night in the city and don't want your car towed or want to save a dollar for parking. Ticketing window only stays open until about 11:30 in the afternoon so be prepared to pay on the train if you arrive later then that.

Clean, reliable station. Tons of parking (paid, via an app)…read more It's a short walk from tons of Ambler businesses, so if you get to the station early, enjoy a beer or coffee before your train arrives! This station would get five stars if the actual ticket office was open longer hours.

Parking is $1 but this parking lot is so big that you can always find a parking spot. When you park…read moreyour car, make sure to remember the parking spot number for when you go pay for parking! There's a ticket office at this location, and since it is a major stop all the Rush Hour express trains stop here. I also like the fact that this station is within walking distance to a cute little downtown area which is convenient for food.

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!

Small waiting room. Better than nothing for shelter from bad weather…read more Cranky senior citizen clerk. Lots of parking but you must pay for it. Car vandalism, break-ins, and catalytic converter thefts reported. Several people have been fatally struck by trains here over the years, so be careful to look both ways before crossing the tracks! Traffic is almost always congested if you are coming from Huntingdon Pike. The nice neighborhood is slowly degenerating as lower class people move in. Many local shops within walking distance.

This has recently become my favorite small time train station! There are lots of parking options…read more On the toward West Trenton direction there is a super large dollar per day lot (free on weekends) and there is a number of spots on the street for free! There is also a lot across from the church where you can park for free. On the side that goes to Center City, there is only a monthly permit lot. There is a small area that is warm and available for waiting when it gets cold. The ticket office is open from 5:30 AM to 11:30 AM during the week and manned by Joe, a kind old man who is very helpful in answering all your train and parking questions. Would be great if they opened a starbucks or something here too.

There's not much to write about this place, but here we go…read more Penllyn Station is a small facility with a parking lot of the same cute size and really no facilities sans for the station's office (I think) and covered platform. It even looked a bit abandoned. If there was an office there, it was not open. But, what it lacked in amenities was made up for by its convenient location as our family's house is literally a stroll away. Great for us but it must be so noisy living there. We departed from Philadelphia's Suburban Station which took less than an hour at a mere $6.75/person. On the way, I got to see parts of Philly I've never seen before, ditto for my spouse who's originally from the area. After arriving we needed to get to the opposite side of the tracks in which we used an underpass walkway that was close by, which thankfully was clean an uninhabited. OVERALL: I love no-crowds!

The big plus about Penllyn station is that it is free parking, while other stations charge $1…read more However, free parking comes at a price - the parking lot is in disrepair and so is the building itself. The parking situation is chaos, there are double parked cars pretty frequently and everyone is parking in every spot possible. There are quite a few "unmarked" parking spaces that people like to create. It's a bit confusing to drive to the other side of the station, but there is an underground stair well to get ot the other side. As for the little building itself, the heat is not always working, sometimes they forget to unlock the door, and sometimes homeless people like to spend the night. There is no ticket office at this station, but there's one of the new electronic kiosks (that I haven't used yet). Another downside is that not all Express trains during the rush hours stop at Penllyn. This station and Gwynedd Valley are the last two stations in Zone 3. Beyond this point, you're paying Zone 4 fare prices.

It's maintained pretty well with the landscaping, nothing too fancy, has luxury apts behind it,…read moreparking is free which is a plus, there is street parking if lot is full. No ticket booth so make sure you have your ticket ready or cash on hand! Trains have been running on or close to time 90 percent of the time I've been riding this train so far this year. They should put in heat lamps in the winter because I think that's the only negative I'm not looking forward to!