Levittown station

Levittown station (formerly Levittown–Tullytown station) is a SEPTA Regional Rail station on the Trenton Line, located off Bristol Pike and Levittown Parkway in Tullytown, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1953.

Levittown
Levittown station viewed from the outbound platform in 2019
Location8290 Bristol Pike at Levittown Parkway (SR 2051)
Tullytown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40.1402°N 74.8172°W / 40.1402; -74.8172
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections SEPTA Suburban Bus: 127
Construction
Platform levels1
Parking382 spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
OpenedApril 26, 1953[1][2]
Rebuilt2015–2019
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Bristol Trenton Line Trenton
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Edgely Trenton Line Morrisville
toward Trenton

History

The former southbound low-level platform with former R7 signage in 2012

The Pennsylvania Railroad's Tullytown was located between Cheston and Brown Streets, northeast of the modern station site.[3] On April 26, 1953, the railroad replaced it with Levittown–Tullytown to serve the then-new namesake community.[2]

The Pennsylvania Railroad folded into Penn Central in 1968. Amtrak took over intercity passenger service on May 1, 1971; Amtrak trains continued to stop at the station for a brief period.[4] Penn Central continued to operated local and commuter service, which passed to Conrail in 1976 then finally to SEPTA Regional Rail in 1983 as the Trenton Line. SEPTA later reduced the station name to simply Levittown.

The station underwent a $37.3 million reconstruction project which includes fully accessible high-level platforms, a pedestrian overpass, and parking improvements.[5][6][7] The new platforms and overpass and a new parking lot opened on October 15, 2018; the old underpass and north parking lots were closed for the remaining construction period.[8] The station's reconstruction was completed and rededicated in October 2019.[7]

Station layout

M Overpass Connection between platforms
G
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound      Trenton Line toward Trenton (Terminus)
← Amtrak services do not stop here
Outbound ← Amtrak services do not stop here
Inbound Amtrak services do not stop here →
Inbound Amtrak services do not stop here →
     Trenton Line toward Temple University (Bristol)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance, station house, parking

References

  1. "Levittown New Train Schedule Effective April 27" (The Bristol Daily Courier). April 15, 1953. Retrieved December 20, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Baer, Christopher T. "PRR Chronology: 1953" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society.
  3. "Tullytown, Pennsylvania". 1887 via Ward Maps.
  4. National Schedules of Intercity Passenger Service. National Railroad Passenger Corporation. May 1, 1971. p. 11 via Museum of Railway Timetables.
  5. "Levittown Station (Trenton Regional Rail Line): Station & Loop Improvements". Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  6. Sofield, Tom (June 1, 2016). "Renderings Show New Views Of Under Construction Train Station". Levittown Now. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  7. Sofield, Tom (October 3, 2019). "New Levittown SEPTA Station Makes 'Transformational Change'". LevittownNow.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  8. "SEPTA TRAIN STATION UPDATE 10-15-18". Tullytown Borough. October 15, 2018.
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