Somerton station is a station along the

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. It is located at Bustleton and Philmont Avenues in the

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neighborhood of

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. In FY 2013, Somerton station had a weekday average of 676 boardings and 714 alightings. The station has off-street parking and a ticket office. There is also a handicapped-accessible platform.

Station layout

Somerton has two low-level

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s with a mini high-level platform.

Gallery

File:Somerton PA SEPTA station from outbound platform November 2017.jpg, View of Somerton station from outbound platform

References

External links

SEPTA - Somerton Station

Station from Google Maps Street View
SEPTA Regional Rail stations Former Reading Company stations {{SEPTA-stub