Somerton station

Somerton
Somerton station in August 2006
General information
Location14001 Bustleton Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°07′51″N 75°00′44″W / 40.1307°N 75.0121°W / 40.1307; -75.0121
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Neshaminy Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsCity Bus SEPTA City Bus: 58
Construction
Parking201 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931[1]
Passengers
2017724 boardings
627 alightings
(weekday average)[2]
Rank29 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Forest Hills West Trenton Line Trevose
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Forest Hills New York Branch Trevose
Location
Map

Somerton station is a station along the SEPTA West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey. It is located at Bustleton and Philmont Avenues in the Somerton neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In FY 2013, Somerton station had a weekday average of 676 boardings and 714 alightings.[3] The station has off-street parking and a ticket office. There is also a handicapped-accessible platform.

  1. ^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Archived from the original on May 29, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)