New York Branch

New York Branch
An illustration of The Crusader on the West Trenton Railroad Bridge
Overview
StatusConveyed to Conrail
Service
SystemReading Company
History
Opened1 May 1876 (1876-05-01)
Philadelphia and Reading lease14 May 1879 (1879-05-14)
Electrified to West Trenton26 July 1931 (1931-07-26)
Conveyed to Conrail1 April 1976 (1976-04-01)
Technical
Line length47.6 mi (76.6 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification12 kV 25 Hz overhead line
Route map

mi
Bound Brook
58.4
Bound Brook Junction
57.3
56.3
Weston
50.1
Belle Mead
45.8
Skillman
42.6
Hopewell
37.9
Pennington
32.6
32.5
West Trenton
30.7
Yardley
26.4
Woodbourne
25.3
Fairless Junction
23.9
Langhorne
21.2
Neshaminy
21.1
Neshaminy Falls
19.9
Trevose
18.2
Somerton
17.7
Forest Hills
16.4
Philmont
15.1
Bethayres
14.8
13.8
Meadowbrook
12.8
Rydal
12.0
Noble
10.8
Jenkin

The New York Branch or the Bound Brook Route was a railway line in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It was operated by the Reading Company and owned by two of its subsidiaries, the North Pennsylvania Railroad and the Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad. It formed part of the Reading's route from Philadelphia to New York City, used by the famed Crusader. The line was transferred to Conrail in 1976 and was split into the Neshaminy Line and Trenton Line. SEPTA continues to operate commuter trains to West Trenton as part of its West Trenton Line.