Bristol station (SEPTA)

Bristol station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Bristol, Pennsylvania. It is located at Beaver and Garden Streets, and serves the Trenton Line. It was built in 1911 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a replacement for an earlier station on Pond and Market Streets.[2] As with many Pennsylvania Railroad stations, the station became a Penn Central station once the New York Central & Pennsylvania Railroads merged in 1968. Amtrak took over intercity railroad service in 1971, but Penn Central continued to serve commuters between Philadelphia and Trenton. Conrail took over commuter service in 1976, and turned the Trenton Line over to SEPTA Regional Rail in 1983.

Bristol
A SEPTA regional rail train at Bristol station with the historic Grundy Mills Complex in the background.
Location	Garden & Beaver Streets Bristol, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.1049°N 74.8547°W
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Northeast Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 129 TMA Bucks: Bristol Rushbus
Construction
Parking	294 spaces
Bicycle facilities	6 racks
Disabled access	No
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	1911
Electrified	June 29, 1930[1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Croydon toward Temple University Trenton Line Levittown toward Trenton
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Cornwells Heights toward Chicago Main Line Trenton toward New York or Exchange Place Croydon toward Suburban Station Trenton Line Edgely toward Trenton

The station is in zone 4 on the SEPTA Trenton Line, on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor and at one time was an Amtrak station as well.[3] In 2004, this station saw 277 boardings on an average weekday. Amtrak does not stop at this station.

Station layout

P Platform level
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Outbound	←      Trenton Line toward Trenton (Levittown) ← Amtrak services do not stop here
	Outbound	← Amtrak services do not stop here
	Inbound	← Amtrak services do not stop here →
	Inbound	← Amtrak services do not stop here → ←      Trenton Line toward Temple University (Croydon) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
G	Street level	Exit/entrance, station house, parking

References

1. "Electric Trains to Run on Phila.-Trenton Line". The Evening Courier. Camden, New Jersey. June 23, 1930. p. 6. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Existing Railroad Stations in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
3. May 1, 1971 Amtrak Timetables

External links

Media related to Bristol (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA – Bristol Station
• Flickr – Bristol Station
• Garden Street entrance from Google Maps Street View