Trevose station

Trevose
Trevose
	Trevose station in June 2010
General information
Location	Ridge and Boundbrook Avenues; Trevose, Pennsylvania 19053
Coordinates	40°08′25″N 74°58′58″W / 40.1402°N 74.9828°W
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Neshaminy Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	219
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Rebuilt	1888
Electrified	July 26, 1931
Key dates
March 1970	1888 station depot demolished
Passengers
2017	412 boardings; 377 alightings; (weekday average)
Rank	63 of 146
Services
Former services
Location
Location

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.^[6]

The previous station depot at Trevose was built in 1888 by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad. The former station house was torn down in March 1970 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.

References

^ "Reading Railroad Improvements". The Lancaster Intelligencer. January 17, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Reading Co. to Renovate Five Stations". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 29, 1970. p. 146. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Reading to Replace 2 Railroad Stations". The Bucks County Courier Times. Levittown, Pennsylvania. January 22, 1971. p. 3. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)