Levittown station

Levittown
The southbound platform at Levittown, with former R7 signage
Location 8290 Bristol Pike at Levittown Parkway (SR 2051)
Tullytown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°08′25″N 74°49′02″W / 40.1402°N 74.8172°W / 40.1402; -74.8172Coordinates: 40°08′25″N 74°49′02″W / 40.1402°N 74.8172°W / 40.1402; -74.8172
Owned by SEPTA
Line(s) Northeast Corridor
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 4
Connections SEPTA Suburban Bus: 127
Construction
Parking 382 spaces
Disabled access No
Other information
Fare zone 4
History
Opened April 26, 1953[1][2]
Rebuilt 2015–2018
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
Terminus
Trenton Line
Former services
Preceding station   Pennsylvania Railroad   Following station
Edgely
Trenton Line
Morrisville
toward Trenton

Levittown station (formerly Levittown–Tullytown station) is a SEPTA Regional Rail station on the Trenton Line, located off Bristol Pike and Levittown Parkway in Tullytown, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1953.

History

The Pennsylvania Railroad's Tullytown was located between Cheston and Brown Streets, northeast of the modern station site.[3] On April 26, 1953, the railroad replaced it with Levittown–Tullytown to serve the then-new namesake community.[2]

The Pennsylvania Railroad folded into Penn Central in 1968. Amtrak took over intercity passenger service on May 1, 1971; Amtrak trains continued to stop at the station for a brief period.[4] Penn Central continued to operated local and commuter service, which passed to Conrail in 1976 then finally to SEPTA Regional Rail in 1983 as the Trenton Line. SEPTA later reduced the station name to simply Levittown.

The station is undergoing a $35.9 million reconstruction project. Plans will include high level platforms, a pedestrian overpass, disability access, and parking improvements. The project is expected to be completed in spring 2018.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Levittown New Train Schedule Effective April 27" (The Bristol Daily Courier). April 15, 1953. Retrieved December 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 Baer, Christopher T. "PRR Chronology: 1953" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society.
  3. ↑ "Tullytown, Pennsylvania". 1887 – via Ward Maps.
  4. ↑ National Schedules of Intercity Passenger Service. National Railroad Passenger Corporation. May 1, 1971. p. 11 – via Museum of Railway Timetables.
  5. ↑ "Levittown Station (Trenton Regional Rail Line): Station & Loop Improvements". SEPTA. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  6. ↑ Sofield, Tom (June 1, 2016). "Renderings Show New Views Of Under Construction Train Station". Levittown Now.com. Retrieved August 7, 2017.

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