Bethayres
General information
Location2213 Huntingdon Pike
Bethayres, Pennsylvania 19006
Coordinates40°07′00″N 75°04′07″W / 40.1166°N 75.0687°W / 40.1166; -75.0687
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Neshaminy Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsCity Bus SEPTA City Bus: 24, 88
Construction
Parking333 spaces (93 with Permit)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931[1]
Passengers
2017636 boardings
630 alightings
(weekday average)[2]
Rank35 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Meadowbrook West Trenton Line Philmont
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Meadowbrook New York Branch Philmont

Bethayres station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Bethayres, Pennsylvania. It is located at Station Avenue and Old Welsh Road and serves the West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey. Bethayres station was originally built in 1876 by the Reading Railroad.[3] The station has off-street parking and a ticket office. There is also a handicapped-accessible platform. In FY 2013, Bethyares station had a weekday average of 578 boardings and 553 alightings.[4] Bethayres is the last boarding stop for AM peak service express trains to Philadelphia and the first discharge stop for PM peak service express trains from Philadelphia.

Station layout

Bethayres has two low-level side platforms with a mini high-level platform.

G
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound      West Trenton Line toward West Trenton (Philmont)
Inbound      West Trenton Line toward Penn Medicine (Meadowbrook)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance, parking, and ticket office

References

  1. "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  3. Existing Railroad Stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Archived 2008-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2014.  (539 KB)

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