Neshaminy Falls station is a station along the

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. It is located at Bristol Road & Linden Street in

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. The station has off-street parking and a handicapped-accessible platform. In FY 2013, Neshaminy Falls station had a weekday average of 276 boardings and 259 alightings. Neshaminy Falls station was originally built in 1888 by the

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for both passenger and freight service and was razed in March 1970. Neshaminy Falls station is also near

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's Trenton Subdivision that leads to the

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between Ryers and Cheltenham stations.

Station layout

Neshaminy Falls has two low-level

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s with a mini high-level platform.

Gallery

File:NeshaminyFallsR3.jpg, Neshaminy Falls station in June 2010 File:Neshaminy Falls SEPTA station inbound train December 2017.jpg, A Center City-bound train stops at Neshaminy Falls station in December 2017

References

External links

SEPTA - Neshaminy Falls StationOld Neshaminy Falls Station image (Existing RR Stations in Bucks County, Pennsylvania)March 2000 Photos by Bob Wright (NYC Subways.org)
SEPTA Regional Rail stations Former Reading Company stations Railway stations in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Railway stations in the United States opened in 1889 {{SEPTA-stub