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.
Somerton station in August 2006 | |||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||
Location | 14001 Bustleton Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°07′51″N 75°00′44″W / 40.1307°N 75.0121°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | Neshaminy Line | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||
Parking | 201 spaces | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Electrified | July 26, 1931[1] | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2017 | 724 boardings 627 alightings (weekday average)[2] | ||||||||||||
Rank | 29 of 146 | ||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||
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Station layout
editSomerton has two low-level side platforms with a mini high-level platform.
Gallery
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View of Somerton station from outbound platform
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
External links
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