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Cornwells Heights station

Cornwells Heights station

Cornwells Heights station is a commuter rail and inter-city rail station in the Cornwells Heights section of Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Located on Station Avenue, Cornwells Heights station serves all of SEPTA Regional Rail's Trenton Line trains between Center City, Philadelphia and Trenton Transit Center in Trenton, New Jersey. Amtrak has three Keystone Service trains between Harrisburg Transportation Center and New York Penn Station stop at Cornwells Heights on weekdays. Cornwells Heights a large parking lot of 1,861 spaces with a shuttle service operated to connect the two low-levelside platforms. Cornwells Heights' inbound platform towards Philadelphia is also accessible via multiple ramps from Interstate 95 southbound and at the eastern end of State Route 63 (Woodhaven Road).

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 park and ride facility, with direct access to and from Interstate 95 and Pennsylvania Route 63. The parking lot was built by PennDOT in anticipation of construction on I-95 and opened in 1997.

SEPTA was awarded $30.5 million in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds in November 2023 for reconstruction of the station. SEPTA will also contribute $12 million in matching funds and $13.1 in other federal funds, and Amtrak will contribute $244,000. The work will include 600-foot (180 m)-long accessible high-level platforms and a footbridge with elevators.