Jump to content

Cornwells Heights station

Coordinates: 40°04′22″N 74°57′07″W / 40.0729°N 74.9520°W / 40.0729; -74.9520
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by The Interloafer (talk | contribs) at 01:42, 26 December 2019 (Updated Amtrak ridership statistics to 2018. (For the record the growth rate of 19.5% was calculated using 2017 ridership of 3,073 as reported in Amtrak's 2017 state fact sheet.)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Cornwells Heights
A SEPTA train at Cornwells Heights station in 2003
General information
Location700 Station Avenue
Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°04′22″N 74°57′07″W / 40.0729°N 74.9520°W / 40.0729; -74.9520
Line(s)Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsSuburban Bus SEPTA Suburban Bus: 133
City Bus SEPTA City Bus: 78 (night only)
Construction
Parking1,929 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeCWH (Amtrak)
Fare zone3 (SEPTA)
Passengers
FY 20193,673[1]Increase 19.5%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
North Philadelphia
toward Harrisburg
Keystone Service
limited service
Trenton
toward New York
North Philadelphia Northeast Regional
limited service
Trenton
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Torresdale Trenton Line Eddington
toward Trenton
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Torresdale
toward Chicago
Main Line Bristol
Andalusia Trenton Line Eddington
toward Trenton

Cornwells Heights station is a train station in Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania. Located on Station Avenue near Bristol Pike in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, it serves the northeast suburbs of Philadelphia. It is served by SEPTA's Trenton Line commuter trains. On weekdays only, a limited number of Amtrak Keystone Service and Northeast Regional trains also stop at the station.

In 2004, Cornwells Heights saw 1,104 boardings on an average weekday. The station has a waiting room and a large park and ride facility, with direct access to and from Interstate 95 and Pennsylvania Route 63. The parking lot was built by PennDOT in anticipation of construction on I-95 and opened in 1997.[2] It has 1,600 parking spaces, making it by far the largest parking lot in the SEPTA system.

Station layout

G Street level Exit/entrance and parking
P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound      Trenton Line toward Trenton (Eddington)
     Keystone Service limited service toward New York (Trenton)
     Northeast Regional limited service toward Boston or Springfield (Trenton)
Outbound ← Amtrak services do not stop here
Inbound Amtrak services do not stop here →
Inbound      Northeast Regional limited service toward Norfolk, Newport News, or Roanoke (North Philadelphia)
     Keystone Service limited service toward Harrisburg (North Philadelphia)
     Trenton Line toward Temple University (Torresdale)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

  1. ^ "Amtrak State Fact Sheet, FY2018, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. ^ dot.state.pa.us[permanent dead link]