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SEPTA ended service beyond West Trenton on August 1, 1981; connecting NJT diesel service lasted until December 1982. [2] [3] NJT has since considered service resumption on their West Trenton Line. [4] Beginning in 1984 the route was designated R1 West Trenton as part of SEPTA's diametrical reorganization of its lines.
The route would connect with the Raritan Valley Line at Bridgewater and the SEPTA West Trenton Line at West Trenton. As of 2007, NJT's estimate of the cost of creating a passenger line to West Trenton was $219 million. [2] The project is still on the books, but no funding for the proposal has been secured to this date. [when?] [2] [3]
The Trenton Line usually has two push-pull electric-locomotive-hauled trains on the morning express runs and two on the evening express runs. Each train is usually made up of 6 coach trailers made by Bombardier with ACS-64 locomotives hauling them. [citation needed] SEPTA activated positive train control on the Trenton Line on May 1, 2017. [5]
The SEPTA Regional Rail system (reporting marks SEPA, SPAX) is a commuter rail network owned by SEPTA and serving the Philadelphia metropolitan area.The system has 13 branches and more than 150 active stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, its suburbs and satellite towns and cities.
Yardley station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Yardley, Pennsylvania. [6] It is located at Main Street and Reading Avenue and serves the West Trenton Line to New Jersey. [6] The station has off-street parking. In FY 2017, Yardley station had a weekday average of 349 boardings and 328 alightings. [7]
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.
Fern Rock serves as the northern terminus and yard for SEPTA's Broad Street Line, as well as a stop for SEPTA Regional Rail's Lansdale/Doylestown Line, Warminster Line, and West Trenton Line. Four bus routes also serve the station. Fern Rock Transportation Center serves as the western terminus for the 28 and 70 bus routes.
SEPTA's Wilmington/Newark Line and Trenton Line run along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale Line runs along the far eastern leg of Amtrak's Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line and Keystone Corridor. All Regional Rail routes stop at 30th Street Station's upper platform. It is a short walk down a ramp to Amtrak's gates.