Neshaminy Falls station
Neshaminy Falls station is a station along the SEPTA West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey. It is located at Bristol Road & Linden Street in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania. The station has off-street parking and a handicapped-accessible platform. In FY 2013, Neshaminy Falls station had a weekday average of 276 boardings and 259 alightings.[6]
The station at Neshaminy Falls, facing inbound towards Center City Philadelphia from the mini-high level platform on the outbound (West Trenton-bound) side. | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Bristol Road & Linden Street Bensalem Township, PA | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°08′49″N 74°57′44″W / 40.1469°N 74.9622°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Neshaminy Line | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections | SEPTA City Bus: 58 | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Parking | 187 | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1888[1] | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | July 26, 1931[2] | ||||||||||||
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| March 1970 | 1888 station depot demolished[3][4] | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | 319 boardings 292 alightings (weekday average)[5] | ||||||||||||
| Rank | 84 of 146 | ||||||||||||
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Neshaminy Falls station was originally built in 1888 by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad for both passenger and freight service and was razed in March 1970. Neshaminy Falls station is also near CSX's Trenton Subdivision that leads to the Fox Chase Line between Ryers and Cheltenham stations.
Station layout edit
Neshaminy Falls has two low-level side platforms with a mini high-level platform.
Gallery edit
- Neshaminy Falls station in June 2010
- A Center City-bound train stops at Neshaminy Falls station in December 2017
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
External links edit
Media related to Neshaminy Falls (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- SEPTA – Neshaminy Falls station
- Old Neshaminy Falls Station image (Existing RR Stations in Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
- March 2000 Photos by Bob Wright (NYC Subways.org)