Neshaminy Falls station

40°08′49″N 74°57′44″W / 40.1469°N 74.9622°W / 40.1469; -74.9622Owned bySEPTALine(s)Neshaminy LinePlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConnectionsCity Bus SEPTA City Bus: 58ConstructionParking187Bicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone3HistoryRebuilt1888[1]ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931[2]Key datesMarch 19701888 station depot demolished[3][4]Passengers2017319 boardings
292 alightings
(weekday average)[5]Rank84 of 146 Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Trevose
toward Penn Medicine
West Trenton Line Langhorne
toward West Trenton
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Trevose
toward Philadelphia
New York Branch Janney
toward Bound Brook

Neshaminy Falls station is a station along the SEPTA West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey. It is located at Bristol Road & Linden Street in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania. The station has off-street parking and a handicapped-accessible platform. In FY 2013, Neshaminy Falls station had a weekday average of 276 boardings and 259 alightings.[6]

Neshaminy Falls station was originally built in 1888 by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad for both passenger and freight service and was razed in March 1970. Neshaminy Falls station is also near CSX's Trenton Subdivision that leads to the Fox Chase Line between Ryers and Cheltenham stations.

Station layout

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

Gallery

  • Neshaminy Falls station in June 2010
    Neshaminy Falls station in June 2010
  • A Center City-bound train stops at Neshaminy Falls station in December 2017
    A Center City-bound train stops at Neshaminy Falls station in December 2017

References

  1. ^ "Reading Railroad Improvements". The Lancaster Intelligencer. January 17, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Reading Co. to Renovate Five Stations". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 29, 1970. p. 146. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  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. Open access icon
  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)

External links

Media related to Neshaminy Falls (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

  • SEPTA – Neshaminy Falls station
  • Old Neshaminy Falls Station image (Existing RR Stations in Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
  • March 2000 Photos by Bob Wright (NYC Subways.org)
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