Somerton station
Somerton station is a station along the SEPTA West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey. It is located at Bustleton and Philmont Avenues in the Somerton neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In FY 2013, Somerton station had a weekday average of 676 boardings and 714 alightings.[2] The station has off-street parking and a ticket office. There is also a handicapped-accessible platform.
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 Somerton station | |||||||||||||
| Location | 14001 Bustleton Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19116 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.1307°N 75.0121°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  SEPTA City Bus: 58 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 201 spaces | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | July 26, 1931[1] | ||||||||||||
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Station layout
Somerton has two low-level side platforms with a mini high-level platform.
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Outbound | ← West Trenton Line toward West Trenton (Trevose) |
| Inbound | West Trenton Line toward Penn Medicine (Forest Hills) → |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Street level | Exit/entrance, parking, and ticket office |
Gallery
View of Somerton station from outbound platform
References
- "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
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