Woodbourne station

Woodbourne station is a train station located on Woodbourne Road in Middletown Township, Pennsylvania along the SEPTA West Trenton Line which terminates at West Trenton station in Ewing, New Jersey, and also on the CSX Trenton Subdivision which has a freight yard not far by the station.

Woodbourne
General information
Location	Woodbourne Road Middletown Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°11′27″N 74°53′28″W / 40.1909°N 74.8910°W / 40.1909; -74.8910
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Neshaminy Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	3 (two in use by SEPTA)
Connections	Newtown RUSH Buses
Construction
Parking	558
Bicycle facilities	6
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Rebuilt	2002
Electrified	July 26, 1931^[1]
Passengers
2017	592 boardings 558 alightings (weekday average)^[2]
Rank	40 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Langhorne toward Penn Medicine West Trenton Line Yardley toward West Trenton
Former services Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station Glenlake toward Philadelphia New York Branch Roelofs toward Bound Brook

In FY 2013, Woodbourne station had a weekday average of 702 boardings and 661 alightings.^[3]

Reconstruction project

Woodbourne station as it is known today is the result of two year, two phase, $2,069,344 project undertaken in 2000 by SEPTA known as the "Woodbourne Reconstruction and Parking Expansion Project".

Phase I

Phase I of this project provided for improvements to SEPTA's Woodbourne station parking lot on the West Trenton Regional Rail Line.

The scope of work included the paving of the existing 79-space gravel lot and the expansion of this lot to accommodate an additional 58 parking spaces. Also included in the first phase was the purchase of the newly constructed 380-space parking facility built to SEPTA's specifications. The builder and property owner, McGrath Homes, was willing to enter into the transaction with SEPTA to complement their residential construction adjacent to the site. Phase I was completed in October 2000.

Phase II

Phase II of this project, completed in November 2002, consisted of the construction of new station facilities on the other side of Woodbourne Road, adjacent to the new parking lot. The new low-level platform accommodates a six-car train; a large canopy/shelter is located near its center. New gooseneck-style lighting fixtures were installed throughout the station area.

Accessibility features include new tactile edging, a mini-high level platform, signage, and an AVPA system. Due to the configuration of this three-track territory (two passenger tracks and one freight track), cross track boarding platforms were installed in order to reach the center (outbound) passenger track.^[4] The location of the old station has since become a popular location for local railfans to watch and film trains from.^{[citation needed]}

Station layout

Woodbourne consists of a single low-level side platform adjacent to the inbound track. Access to the outbound track is via concrete crossovers of the inbound track.

References

1. "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.  
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). (539 KB)
4. SEPTA Capital Improvements in Bucks County

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Woodbourne (SEPTA station).

• SEPTA – Woodbourne station
• Station from Woodbourne Road from Google Maps Street View