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.

Cornwells Heights
Cornwells Heights station in September 2020 looking north.
General information
Location799 Station Avenue, Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania
United States
Coordinates40.0729°N 74.9520°W / 40.0729; -74.9520
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsSuburban Bus SEPTA Suburban Bus: 133
City Bus SEPTA City Bus: 78 (night only)
Construction
Parking1,929 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: CWH
Fare zone3 (SEPTA)
ElectrifiedJune 29, 1930[1]
Passengers
FY 2021234[2] (Amtrak)
20171505 boardings
1394 alightings
(weekday average)[3] (SEPTA)
Rank6 of 146
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
North Philadelphia
toward Harrisburg
Keystone Service
limited service
Trenton
toward New York
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Torresdale Trenton Line Eddington
toward Trenton
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Torresdale
toward Chicago
Main Line Bristol
Andalusia Trenton Line Eddington
toward Trenton

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

  1. "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. open access
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2021: State of New Jersey" (PDF). Amtrak. August 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  3. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  4. dot.state.pa.us

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