Woodcrest station

WOODCREST
A Philadelphia-bound train arrives at the station in 2005
General information
Location	Tindale Avenue at Atlantic Avenue Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Coordinates	39.87045°N 75.01117°W / 39.87045; -75.01117
Owned by	Delaware River Port Authority
Line(s)	PATCO Speedline
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	3 (PATCO), 1 (Atlantic City Line)
Construction
Parking	2678 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1980
Electrified	750 volts DC (PATCO only)
Services
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Woodcrest is a station on the PATCO Lindenwold Line rapid transit system. The station is located in the Woodcrest section of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, at the intersection of Woodcrest Road and Melrose Avenue. Woodcrest is the first stop in the outermost (formerly "Blue") fare zone.

History

Woodcrest was a later addition to the original PATCO system and was designed as a Park and Ride facility with a direct connection to the adjacent Interstate 295 via exit 31. Woodcrest opened in 1980 and features expansive parking facilities that even a quarter century later still do not completely fill up on a typical weekday. The opening of Woodcrest coincided with the delivery of the 46 additional PATCO II transit cars from Vickers Canada to handle the increased rush hour passenger traffic.

Station layout

Like all PATCO stations, Woodcrest is a two level station. The ticketing and fare control are located on the lower level, which is at ground level. Woodcrest is unique in that it consists of two parallel platforms with a full length pocket track in the middle. The center track is used to originate and terminate Woodcrest Local trains during the morning and evening peak periods to fill in gaps created by the limited express service.

P Platform level	NJ Transit	← Atlantic City Line does not stop here →
	PATCO westbound	← Lindenwold Line rush hour express toward Philadelphia (Ferry Avenue) ← Lindenwold Line toward Philadelphia (Haddonfield)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	PATCO westbound	← Lindenwold Line toward Philadelphia (Haddonfield)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	PATCO eastbound	→ Lindenwold Line toward Lindenwold (Ashland) →
G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits

References

• National Railway Historical Society - Philadelphia Chapter
• nycsubway.org

External links

• Woodcrest (PATCO)
• Atlantic Avenue and Linden Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View