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) Cornwells Heights station in September 2020 looking north. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 700 Station Avenue Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°04′22″N 74°57′07″W / 40.0729°N 74.9520°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Northeast Corridor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  SEPTA Suburban Bus: 133 SEPTA City Bus: 78 (night only) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 1,929 spaces | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | CWH (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 3 (SEPTA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | June 29, 1930[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY 2019 | 3,673[2]  19.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[3] 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Amtrak State Fact Sheet, FY2018, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ dot.state.pa.us
External links
Media related to Cornwells Heights station at Wikimedia Commons
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