Croydon station (SEPTA)

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Croydon
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Croydon Station September 2020 (4).jpg
Croydon station in September 2020, with the high-level platforms built in 2010–2011.
General information
Location751 Bristol Pike
Croydon, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°05′37″N74°54′25″W / 40.0937°N 74.9070°W / 40.0937; -74.9070
Owned by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg SEPTA Suburban Bus: 128 [1]
Construction
Parking204 spaces [2]
Bicycle facilities12 rack spaces [2]
AccessibleYes [1]
Other information
Fare zone3 [1]
History
Rebuilt2011
ElectrifiedJune 29, 1930 (June 29, 1930) [3]
Passengers
2017486 boardings, 248 alightings (weekday average) [4]
Rank53 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Eddington Trenton Line Bristol
toward Trenton
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Eddington Trenton Line Bristol
toward Trenton
Location
Croydon station (SEPTA)

Croydon station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Croydon, Pennsylvania. Located at Bristol Pike and Cedar Avenue, it serves the Trenton Line.

The station is located along the Northeast Corridor, owned by Amtrak. It is 19.9 miles (32.0 km) from 30th Street Station. Amtrak does not stop at this station.

In 2004, it saw 293 boardings on an average weekday. It was scheduled for renovation in Spring 2009, including an expanded parking lot, covered windscreen shelters, new lighting and raised platforms. Talks of a "super station" were active in 2007–2008 but have not been revisited. Despite the failed proposal to convert Croydon into a super station, Croydon recently underwent a complete upgrade due to infrastructure funding under the recovery act. The two green shelters have been torn down, new raised accessible platforms have been added, new parking lots have been paved, new lighting has been erected, and a new underpass walkway has been added. The station was completed in the fall of 2011, and the ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on October 28, 2011.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Trenton Line Timetable" (PDF). Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority . April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Croydon Station". Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority . Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  3. "Electric Trains to Run on Phila.-Trenton Line". The Evening Courier . Camden, New Jersey. June 23, 1930. p. 6. Retrieved January 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.