Highland Avenue station (SEPTA)

Highland Avenue station is a station along the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, one of two stations in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. Amtrak trains do not stop there; it is only served by SEPTA. The line offers southbound service to Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia. The station is located on Highland Avenue (US 13 Business) and 6th Street in Chester, PA.

Highland Avenue
Highland Avenue station platform in April 2012. The Commodore Barry Bridge is visible in the distance.
General information
Location	450 Highland Avenue Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°50′01″N 75°23′34″W
Owned by	Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 113
Construction
Parking	23 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	9 rack spaces[1]
Accessible	No[2]
Other information
Fare zone	3[2]
History
Electrified	1928[3]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Marcus Hook toward Newark Wilmington/​Newark Line Chester T.C. toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Marcus Hook toward Wilmington Wilmington Line Lamokin Street toward Suburban Station Preceding station SEPTA Following station Marcus Hook toward Newark Wilmington/​Newark Line Lamokin Street (closed 2003) toward Temple University

Highland Avenue is a small station, less built up and less patronized than the larger station in Chester, Chester Transportation Center. The site of Subaru Park, the home venue of soccer team Philadelphia Union, however, is located nearby; however, since the club provides a complementary matchday shuttle from Chester Transportation Center, Highland Avenue remains little used.

In 2011, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission studied whether to close Highland Avenue and to replace it with a new station at Engle Street, placing it closer to Subaru Park.[4]