Eddington station

Eddington station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania. It is located on Street and Dunksferry Roads, 18.2 miles from 30th Street Station, and serves the Trenton Line. Its name derives from the surrounding CDP of Eddington.

Eddington
The station as seen from the bridge over the Northeast Corridor / Trenton Line along Street Road. Interstate 95 is visible in the distance.
LocationStreet & Dunksferry Roads
Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40.0831°N 74.9338°W / 40.0831; -74.9338
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections SEPTA Suburban Bus: 133
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessNo
Other information
Fare zone3
ElectrifiedJune 29, 1930[1]
Key dates
September 1956Station depot burned[2]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Cornwells Heights Trenton Line Croydon
toward Trenton
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Cornwells Heights Trenton Line Croydon
toward Trenton

The station is in zone 3 on the SEPTA Trenton Line, on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor. In 2004, this station saw 38 boardings on an average weekday. Amtrak does not stop at this station. The former Pennsylvania Railroad depot at Eddington was burned down in late September 1956 as part of a suspected arson.[2]

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 (Croydon)
← Amtrak services do not stop here
Outbound ← Amtrak services do not stop here
Inbound Amtrak services do not stop here →
Inbound Amtrak services do not stop here →
     Trenton Line toward Temple University (Cornwells Heights)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

  1. "Electric Trains to Run on Phila.-Trenton Line". The Evening Courier. Camden, New Jersey. June 23, 1930. p. 6. Retrieved January 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Eddington RR Station Burns". The Bristol Daily Courier. September 28, 1956. Retrieved December 20, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
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