Highland Avenue station is a station along the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, one of two stations in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. Amtrak trains do not stop there; it is only served by SEPTA. The line offers southbound service to Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia. The station is located on Highland Avenue (US 13 Business) and 6th Street in Chester, PA.
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 Highland Avenue station platform in April 2012. The Commodore Barry Bridge is visible in the distance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 450 Highland Avenue Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°50′01″N 75°23′34″W / 39.8337°N 75.3929°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  SEPTA Suburban Bus: 113 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 23 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 9 rack spaces[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 3[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Electrified | 1928[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highland Avenue is a small station, less built up and less patronized than the larger station in Chester, Chester Transportation Center. The site of Subaru Park, the home venue of soccer team Philadelphia Union, however, is located nearby; however, since the club provides a complementary matchday shuttle from Chester Transportation Center, Highland Avenue remains little used.
In 2011, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission studied whether to close Highland Avenue and to replace it with a new station at Engle Street, placing it closer to Subaru Park.[4]
Station layout
editHighland Avenue has two low-level wooden side platforms with walkways connecting passengers to the inner tracks. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor lines bypass the station via the inner tracks.
References
edit- ^ a b "Highland Avenue Station". SEPTA. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ a b "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Study: Build train station closer to Chester’s waterfront," by Jeff Wolfe (Delaware County Daily Times: Sunday, August 14, 2011)[permanent dead link]
