Chester Transportation Center

Chester Transportation Center
Chester Transportation Center viewed from the rear of an Amtrak train in January 2016
General information
Location595 Avenue Of The States
Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates39°50′58″N 75°21′36″W / 39.84932°N 75.35988°W / 39.84932; -75.35988
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections
Construction
Bicycle facilities10 rack spaces[1]
AccessibleYes[2]
Other information
Fare zone3[2]
History
Opened1903 (1903)
Electrified1928[3]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Highland Avenue
toward Newark
Wilmington/​Newark Line Eddystone
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Wilmington Chesapeake Philadelphia–30th Street
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Lamokin Street Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Ridley Park
Lamokin Street
toward Wilmington
Wilmington Line Eddystone
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Lamokin Street
(Closed 2003)
toward Newark
Wilmington/​Newark Line Eddystone
Location
Map

The Chester Transportation Center is a SEPTA bus and train station in Chester, Pennsylvania. The outside portion of the ground level serves SEPTA City Transit Division Route 37, and Suburban Transit Division Routes 109, 113, 114, 117, 118, and 119.

Above the building of the transportation center is the train station. The tracks run over the building. The station is served by the Wilmington/Newark Line. The line offers southbound service to Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia.

This station is located at 6th and Welsh Streets.

  1. ^ "Chester Transportation Center". SEPTA. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon