Eddington station is a

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station in

Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania Bensalem Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The township borders the northeastern section of Philadelphia and includes the communities of Andalusia, Bensalem, Bridgewater, Cornwells Heights, Eddington, Flushing, Oakford, Sil ...

. It is located on Street and Dunksferry Roads, 18.2 miles from

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, and serves the

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. Its name derives from the surrounding CDP of Eddington. The station is in zone 3 on the SEPTA Trenton Line, on the

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. In 2004, this station saw 38 boardings on an average weekday. Amtrak does not stop at this station. Eddington is a local station, with several express trains per day bypassing the station entirely. Of the trains that do stop, the station is almost always a

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except at rush hour. It is the only local station on the Trenton Line; all other stations receive consistent service throughout the day, although several are also flag stops. The former

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depot at Eddington was burned down in late September 1956 as part of a suspected arson.

Station layout

References

External links

SEPTA – Eddington StationOld Eddington PRR Station

Street Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
{{Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania SEPTA Regional Rail stations Former Pennsylvania Railroad stations Railway stations in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Stations on the Northeast Corridor