It is the westernmost station on the line located above Kensington Avenue and is also served by SEPTA bus routes 3, 39, and 54.

Huntingdon is part of the Frankford Elevated section of the line, which began service on November 5, 1922.

[1][3][4][5] Between 1988 and 2003, SEPTA undertook a $493.3 million reconstruction of the 5.5-mile (8.9 km) Frankford Elevated.

There is also an exit-only staircase reaching the southeast corner of Kensignton Avenue and Huntingdon Street.

East of the station, the tracks utilize a high truss bridge over a Conrail freight line.