Warminster station (SEPTA) explained

Warminster
Style:SEPTA
Style2:SEPTA Regional Rail
Symbol Location:septa
Symbol:septa
Address:Jacksonville Road and Station Drive
Warminster, Pennsylvania 18974
Coordinates:40.1951°N -75.0889°W
Line:Warminster Branch
Other:New Hope Railroad
SEPTA City Bus:
TMA Bucks: Richboro-Warminster Rushbus
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:2
Parking:800 spaces
Bicycle:Four racks
Passengers:1,058 boardings
1,110 alightings
(weekday average)[1]
Pass Year:2017
Opened:July 29, 1974[2]
Electrified:1974
Accessible:yes
Owned:SEPTA
Zone:3
Pass Rank:16 of 146
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Other Services Header:Former services at Bonair
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:14

Warminster station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station that is located in Warminster, Pennsylvania in the United States. It serves as the north end of the Warminster Line and is wheelchair ADA accessible.

This station is also occasionally served by passenger trains operated by the New Hope Railroad, which has an interchange just north of the station with Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad.

History and description

Original electrification from Hatboro was extended to Warminster on July 29, 1974, replacing the former Reading Company Bonair station.

The current 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.[3]

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 as part of the Airport Line, providing through service to Philadelphia International Airport.[4] In FY 2017, Warminster station had a weekday average of 1,058 boardings and 1,110 alightings.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update. . June 2020 . 24 . March 11, 2022.
  2. News: The Scene . July 2, 2019 . The Philadelphia Inquirer . July 29, 1974 . 1. Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: Warminster Station. SEPTA. December 20, 2017.
  4. Web site: Warminster Line schedule. SEPTA. December 30, 2016.
  5. Web site: SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61 .