Trevose station
Trevose station is a station along the SEPTA West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey. It is located at Ridge and Boundbrook Avenues in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania. The station has off-street parking and a handicapped-accessible platform, however SEPTA has recently announced that they've expanded the number of parking spaces to 219. In FY 2013, Trevose station had a weekday average of 283 boardings and 275 alightings.[5]
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| Location | Ridge & Boundbrook Avenues Trevose, PA, 19053 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.1402°N 74.9828°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 219 | ||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | 1888[1] | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | July 26, 1931[2] | ||||||||||||
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| March 1970 | 1888 station depot demolished[3][4] | ||||||||||||
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The previous station depot at Trevose was built in 1888 by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad. The former station house was torn down in March 1970 and replaced with a small shelter to protect commuters from the elements.
Station layout
Trevose 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 (Neshaminy Falls) |
| Inbound | West Trenton Line toward Penn Medicine (Somerton) → |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Street level | Exit/entrance and parking |
References
- "Reading Railroad Improvements". The Lancaster Intelligencer. January 17, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Reading Co. to Renovate Five Stations". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 29, 1970. p. 146. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Reading to Replace 2 Railroad Stations". The Bucks County Courier Times. Levittown, Pennsylvania. January 22, 1971. p. 3. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
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