Langhorne station

Langhorne
The station at Langhorne in February 2012 from the abandoned outbound platform. The new station depot, constructed in 2010, is visible on the inbound platform.
General information
LocationBellevue (PA 413) and Comly Avenues
Langhorne Manor, Pennsylvania (Langhorne address), 19047
Coordinates40°09′39″N 74°54′47″W / 40.1608°N 74.9131°W / 40.1608; -74.9131
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Neshaminy Line
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Connections SEPTA City Bus: 14
SEPTA Suburban Bus: 130
Construction
Parking339 paid
Bicycle facilities3 racks
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone4
History
OpenedApril 27, 1876 (ceremonial service)[1]
May 1, 1876 (regular service)[2]
Rebuilt1881[3]
2010
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931[4]
Key dates
September 20, 2024Station agent eliminated[5]
Passengers
2017404 boardings
426 alightings
(weekday average)[6]
Rank65 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Neshaminy Falls
toward Penn Medicine Station
 West Trenton Line Woodbourne
toward West Trenton
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Parkland
toward Philadelphia
 New York Branch Glenlake
toward Bound Brook
Location

Langhorne station is a station along the SEPTA West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey, United States. It is located at Bellevue (PA 413) and Comly Avenues in Langhorne Manor, Pennsylvania.[7]

The station has 339 off-street parking spots and 3 bicycle racks.[8] In FY 2013, Langhorne station had a weekday average of 643 boardings and 688 alightings.[9]

Langhorne station was originally built by the Reading Railroad in 1881.[10] On May 29, 2009, SEPTA announced a $2.3 million plan to replace the existing station.[11] On April 6, 2010, the original station was demolished in order to make room for its replacement. SEPTA eliminated the station agent on September 20, 2024.[5]

It is near the borough limits of Penndel.[12]

Station layout

Langhorne consists of a single low-level side platform adjacent to the inbound track. Access to the outbound track is via concrete crossovers of the inbound track.

  • Train at Langhorne station in February 2011
  • A Center City-bound train stops at Langhorne station in December 2017
  • A Center City-bound train stops at Langhorne station in February 2019

Bibliography

  • Poor, Henry Varnum (1865). Manual of the Railroads of the United States: Volume 27. H.V. & H.W. Poor.

References

  1. ^ "Opening a New Rail Route". The Lancaster Intelligencer. May 3, 1876. p. 2. Retrieved September 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Poor 1865, p. 711.
  3. ^ "Existing Railroad Stations in Bucks County, Pennsylvania". Archived from the original on December 9, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
  4. ^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b Sofield, Tom (August 28, 2024). "SEPTA Ending In-Person Ticket Sales At Langhorne Station". LevittownNow.com. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  6. ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "Zoning Map 2005". Langhorne Manor, Pennsylvania. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | Serving Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties". www.septa.org. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  9. ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2014. (539 KB)
  10. ^ Pennsylvania Railroad Stations; Past & Present
  11. ^ Many SEPTA stations to get makeovers
  12. ^ "Getting Around/Map/Mass Transit". Penndel, Pennsylvania. Retrieved April 5, 2021. It is also easily accessible from Langhorne train station, right outside of Penndel's Borough limits.

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