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.[6]

Trevose
General information
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
Rebuilt1888[1]
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931[2]
Key dates
March 19701888 station depot demolished[3][4]
Passengers
2017412 boardings
377 alightings
(weekday average)[5]
Rank63 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Somerton
toward Penn Medicine
 West Trenton Line Neshaminy Falls
toward West Trenton
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Somerton
toward Philadelphia
 New York Branch Neshaminy Falls
toward Bound Brook

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.

G
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

References
  1. "Reading Railroad Improvements". The Lancaster Intelligencer. January 17, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Reading Co. to Renovate Five Stations". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 29, 1970. p. 146. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "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.
  5. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  6. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)


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