Cornwells Heights station
Cornwells Heights station is a train station in Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania. Located on Station Avenue near Bristol Pike in Bensalem Township, 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 trains also stop at the station. The station has two side platforms serving the outer tracks of the four-track Northeast Corridor.
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Location | 799 Station Avenue Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°04′22″N 74°57′07″W | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Amtrak | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 315 spaces[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 4 rack spaces[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: CWH | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 3 (SEPTA)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Electrified | June 29, 1930[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
FY 2022 | 1,342[4] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 1,505[5] (weekday avg.) (SEPTA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 6 of 146 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2017, Cornwells Heights saw 1,505 boardings on an average weekday, making it the busiest station outside of Center City. 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.[6]
Station layout
P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Track 1 | ← Trenton Line toward Trenton (Eddington) ← Keystone Corridor toward New York (Trenton) | |
Track 2 | ← Amtrak non-stop services → | |
Track 3 | Amtrak non-stop services → | |
Track 4 | Keystone Corridor toward Harrisburg (North Philadelphia) → Trenton Line toward Temple University (Holmesburg Junction) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
G | Street level | Entrance/exit, buses, park and ride |
References
- "Trenton Line Timetable" (PDF). Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- "Cornwells Heights Station". Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- "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 Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of New Jersey" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- dot.state.pa.us
External links
Media related to Cornwells Heights station at Wikimedia Commons