Somerton station

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
Somerton station in August 2006
General information
Location	14001 Bustleton Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	40.1307°N 75.0121°W / 40.1307; -75.0121
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Neshaminy Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 58
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
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Forest Hills toward Penn Medicine West Trenton Line Trevose toward West Trenton
Former services Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station Forest Hills toward Philadelphia New York Branch Trevose toward Bound Brook
Location

Station layout

Somerton 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

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.
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)

External links

• SEPTA – Somerton station
• Station from Google Maps Street View