West Trenton station
West Trenton 608 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 142 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 4 rack spaces[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | NJ[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1931[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Trenton Junction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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West Trenton Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 84004031[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | June 22, 1984[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Trenton station is the northern terminus of SEPTA's West Trenton Line. It is located at Grand and Railroad Avenues in the West Trenton section of Ewing Township, New Jersey, however this address only applies to the southbound station house on the west side of the tracks. The northbound station house is on the east side of the tracks and is located on Sullivan Way, which changes into Grand Avenue once it crosses under the tracks. SEPTA's official website gives the address as being in Trenton. The station has off-street parking, and is located in Fare Zone NJ. In FY 2013, West Trenton station had a weekday average of 292 boardings and 361 alightings.[5]
History
Originally built in 1929 by the
The station was built in the Georgian Revival style as adapted for a medium-sized suburban station. It has a central two-story block constructed of brick and a hipped slate roof. The gable projects slightly on the east and west facades. Two one-story wings with slate roofs extend from the central block.[9]
See also
References
- ^ Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2014. (539 KB)
- ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/84004031_text
- ^ Coryell, Lisa (December 3, 2007). "Township debating renaming SEPTA line Change to Ewing Train Station being proposed". Retrieved February 11, 2008.
- ^ "New Jersey Transit Proposed West Trenton Line map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
- ^ Meyer, Richard (August 1981). "New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey – West Trenton Station". National Register of Historic Places focus. National Park Service. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
External links
Media related to West Trenton (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- SEPTA – West Trenton station
- Mercer County, New Jersey History Website
- Grand Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- Flickr images (three pages)
