- Cornwells Heights (SEPTA station)
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Cornwells Heights
Amtrak station
SEPTA Regional Rail commuter rail station
Philadelphia-bound SEPTA train entering Cornwells Heights StationStation statistics Address 700 Station Avenue
Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania 19020Coordinates 40°04′22″N 74°57′07″W / 40.0729°N 74.9520°WCoordinates: 40°04′22″N 74°57′07″W / 40.0729°N 74.9520°W Lines Amtrak: SEPTA: Connections SEPTA Suburban Bus: 129, 304
SEPTA City Bus: 78 (night only)Platforms 2 side platforms Tracks 4 Parking 1929 spaces Bicycle facilities Yes Other information Accessible Code CWH Fare zone 3 (SEPTA only) Traffic Passengers (2010) 4,890[1] 17% Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station toward HarrisburgKeystone Service toward New York Citytoward Newport News or LynchburgNortheast Regional toward Boston South Station or SpringfieldSEPTA toward TrentonTrenton Line toward Temple UniversityCornwells Heights Station is a commuter rail station in the northeast suburbs of Philadelphia on Station Avenue near Bristol Pike in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, 16.9 miles from upper level 30th St Station. Its name derives from the surrounding CDP of Cornwells Heights.
It is served by Amtrak's Keystone Service and SEPTA Trenton Line commuter trains. The station has a waiting room.
In 2004, Cornwells Heights saw 1,104 boardings on an average weekday. The station has 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.[2] It has 1,600 parking spaces, making it by far the largest parking lot in the SEPTA system.
Notes
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/PENNSYLVANIA10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ dot.state.pa.us
External links
- Amtrak – Stations – Cornwells Heights, PA
- SEPTA – Cornwells Heights Station
- Cornwells Heights Amtrak & SEPTA Station (USA RailGuide – TrainWeb)
- Station from Google Maps Street View
Categories:- SEPTA Regional Rail stations
- Stations along Pennsylvania Railroad lines
- Pennsylvania railway station stubs
- SEPTA stubs
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