Highland Avenue station (SEPTA)

Highland Avenue station is a station along the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, one of two stations in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. Amtrak trains do not stop there; it is only served by SEPTA. The line offers southbound service to Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia. The station is located on Highland Avenue (US 13) and 6th Street in Chester, PA.

Highland Avenue Train Stop - mid 1970s

Highland Avenue
The station at Highland Avenue in April 2012 on the Newark-bound platform. The Commodore Barry Bridge is visible in the distance.
Location	Highland Avenue (US 13) & 6th Street Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39.8337°N 75.3929°W
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Northeast Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 113
Construction
Parking	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
Electrified	September 30, 1928[1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Marcus Hook toward Newark Wilmington/​Newark Line Chester toward Temple University Lamokin Street (closed 2003) Terminus
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Marcus Hook toward Wilmington Wilmington Line Lamokin Street toward Suburban Station

Highland Avenue is a small station, less built up and less patronized than the larger station in Chester, Chester Transportation Center. The site of Subaru Park, the home venue of soccer team Philadelphia Union, 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.[2]

Station layout

Highland Avenue has two low-level wooden side platforms with walkways connecting passengers to the inner tracks. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor lines bypass the station via the inner tracks.

G
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Outbound	←      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Marcus Hook, Wilmington or Newark (Marcus Hook)
	Outbound	←      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Marcus Hook, Wilmington or Newark (Marcus Hook) ← Amtrak services do not stop here
	Inbound	← Amtrak services do not stop here → ←      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Temple University (Chester) →
	Inbound	←      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Temple University (Chester) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Street level	Exit/entrance and parking

References

1. "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Study: Build train station closer to Chester’s waterfront," by Jeff Wolfe (Delaware County Daily Times: Sunday, August 14, 2011)

External links

• SEPTA – Highland Avenue Station
• Highland Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View