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.[3] The station has off-street parking and a ticket office. There is also a handicapped-accessible platform.

Somerton
Somerton station in Philadelphia
General information
Location14001 Bustleton Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40.1307°N 75.0121°W / 40.1307; -75.0121
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Neshaminy Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsCity Bus SEPTA City Bus: 58
Construction
Parking201 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931[1]
Passengers
2017724 boardings
627 alightings
(weekday average)[2]
Rank29 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Forest Hills
toward Penn Medicine
 West Trenton Line Trevose
toward West Trenton
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Forest Hills
toward Philadelphia
 New York Branch Trevose
toward Bound Brook

Station layout

Somerton has two low-level side platforms with a mini high-level platform.

G
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
  • View of Somerton station from outbound platform
    View of Somerton station from outbound platform

References
  1. "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  3. "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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