Trevose station

Trevose station is a station along the SEPTA West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey. It is located at Ridge and Boundbrook Avenues in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania. The station has off-street parking and a handicapped-accessible platform, however SEPTA has recently announced that they've expanded the number of parking spaces to 219. In FY 2013, Trevose station had a weekday average of 283 boardings and 275 alightings.[2]

Trevose
LocationRidge & Boundbrook Avenues
Trevose, PA, 19053
Coordinates40.1402°N 74.9828°W / 40.1402; -74.9828
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Parking219
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1889[1] or 1893
Electrified1931
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Somerton West Trenton Line Neshaminy Falls
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Somerton
toward Jenkintown
New York Branch Neshaminy Falls

Depending on the source, Trevose station was originally built either in 1889 or 1893[3] by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad. The former station house was torn down and replaced with a small shelter to protect commuters from the elements.

Station layout

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

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Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound      West Trenton Line toward West Trenton (Neshaminy Falls)
Inbound      West Trenton Line toward Penn Medicine (Somerton)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance and parking
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References

  1. Existing Railroad Stations in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Archived 2008-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
  3. "Lower Bucks County", by Andrew Mark Herman
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