Cornwells Heights station is a train station in

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. Located on Station Avenue near Bristol Pike in

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, it serves the northeast suburbs of

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. It is served by

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's Trenton Line commuter trains. On weekdays only, three

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'' trains also stop at the station. One northbound Keystone train stops in the morning to

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and two southbound Keystone trains stop in the afternoon and evening to

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. The station has two

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s serving the outer tracks of the four-track

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. In 2017, Cornwells Heights saw 1,505 boardings on an average weekday, making it the busiest station outside of Center City. The station has a waiting room and a large

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facility, with direct access to and from

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and

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. The parking lot was built by

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in anticipation of construction on I-95 and opened in 1997. SEPTA was awarded $30.5 million in

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funds in November 2023 for reconstruction of the station. SEPTA will also contribute $12 million in matching funds and $13.1 in other federal funds, and Amtrak will contribute $244,000. The work will include -long accessible high-level platforms and a footbridge with elevators.

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* {{Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania SEPTA Regional Rail stations Former Pennsylvania Railroad stations Amtrak stations in Pennsylvania Railway stations in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Stations on the Northeast Corridor