Warminster station (SEPTA)

Warminster
SEPTA Regional Rail
Warminster station in February 2018
Location Jacksonville Road & Station Drive
Warminster, Pennsylvania 18974
Coordinates 40°11′42″N 75°05′20″W / 40.1951°N 75.0889°W / 40.1951; -75.0889Coordinates: 40°11′42″N 75°05′20″W / 40.1951°N 75.0889°W / 40.1951; -75.0889
Owned by SEPTA
Line(s) Warminster Line
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Connections New Hope and Ivyland Railroad
SEPTA City Bus: 22
Richboro-Warminster Rushbus
Construction
Parking 800 spaces
Bicycle facilities Four racks
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 3
History
Opened 1974
Electrified 1974
Services
Preceding station   New Hope and Ivyland Railroad   Following station
TerminusMain Line
toward New Hope
SEPTA
Warminster LineTerminus
Former services
Preceding station   Reading Railroad   Following station
toward Glenside
New Hope Branch
service ended 1954
toward New Hope

Warminster station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Warminster, Pennsylvania. It serves as the north end of the Warminster Line, and the station is occasionally served by the Fall Foliage trains of the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, which offers diesel powered excursions between Warminster and New Hope. The station was a replacement for the former Bonair Reading Railroad Station. Original electrification from Hatboro was extended to Warminster in 1974. This station is wheelchair ADA accessible.

Description

An outbound train arrives at Warminster station in May 2017

Warminster station consists of a side platform along the tracks that is wheelchair accessible. The station has a ticket office and waiting room that is open on weekday mornings. There are four bike racks available that can hold up to eight bicycles. Warminster station has a daily parking lot with 562 spaces that charges $1 a day and a permit parking lot with 238 spaces that charges $25 a month.[1]

Train service at Warminster station is provided along the Warminster Line of SEPTA Regional Rail, which begins at the station and runs south to Center City Philadelphia. Warminster station is located in fare zone 3. Service is provided daily from early morning to late evening. Most Warminster Line trains continue through the Center City Commuter Connection tunnel and become Airport Line trains, providing service to the Philadelphia International Airport.[2] In FY 2013, Warminster station had a weekday average of 1295 boardings and 666 alightings.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Warminster Station". SEPTA. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Warminster Line schedule" (PDF). SEPTA. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF).  (539 KB)

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