Highland Avenue station is a station along the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line and Amtrak's

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, one of two stations in

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, United States. Amtrak trains do not stop there; it is only served by SEPTA. The line offers southbound service to Wilmington and

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and northbound service to

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. The station is located on Highland Avenue ( US 13 Business) and 6th Street in Chester, PA. Girls At Highland Avenue Train Stop

Highland Avenue is a small station, less built up and less patronized than the larger station in Chester,

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. The site of

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, the home venue of

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team

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, however, is located nearby; however, since the club provides a complementary matchday shuttle from Chester Transportation Center, Highland Avenue remains little used. In 2011, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission studied whether to close Highland Avenue and to replace it with a new station at Engle Street, placing it closer to Subaru Park."Study: Build train station closer to Chester’s waterfront," by Jeff Wolfe (Delaware County Daily Times: Sunday, August 14, 2011)
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Station layout

Highland Avenue has two low-level wooden

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s with walkways connecting passengers to the inner tracks.

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lines bypass the station via the inner tracks.

References

External links

SEPTA – Highland Avenue Station

Highland Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
{{Chester, Pennsylvania SEPTA Regional Rail stations Stations on the Northeast Corridor Railway stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Chester, Pennsylvania Wilmington/Newark Line