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.
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![]() Cornwells Heights station in September 2020 looking north. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 799 Station Avenue, Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.0729°N 74.9520°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 1,929 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: CWH | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 3 (SEPTA) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | June 29, 1930[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
FY 2021 | 234[2] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 1505 boardings 1394 alightings (weekday average)[3] (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.[4] It has 1,600 parking spaces, making it by far the largest parking lot in the SEPTA system.
Station layout
G | Street level | Exit/entrance and parking |
P Platform level | ||
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Outbound | ← Trenton Line toward Trenton (Eddington) ← Keystone Service limited service toward New York (Trenton) | |
Outbound | ← Amtrak services do not stop here | |
Inbound | Amtrak services do not stop here → | |
Inbound | Keystone Service limited service toward Harrisburg (North Philadelphia) → Trenton Line toward Temple University (Torresdale) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right |
References
- "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 2021: State of New Jersey" (PDF). Amtrak. August 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- "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