Cornwells Heights station is a train station in

Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania Cornwells Heights is a census-designated place located in Bensalem Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community was formerly part of Cornwells Heights-Eddington, but was split into two separate CDPs. As of the 2010 cen ...

. Located on Station Avenue near Bristol Pike in Bensalem Township, it serves the northeast suburbs of

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. It is served by

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commuter trains. On weekdays only, a limited number of

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'' Keystone Service'' trains also stop at the station. 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 Interstate 95 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.dot.state.pa.us
/ref> It has 1,600 parking spaces, making it by far the largest parking lot in the SEPTA system.

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