Bristol station (SEPTA)

Bristol
SEPTA regional rail station
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°06′18″N 74°51′17″W / 40.1049°N 74.8547°W / 40.1049; -74.8547Coordinates: 40°06′18″N 74°51′17″W / 40.1049°N 74.8547°W / 40.1049; -74.8547
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Trenton Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bristol RUSH Buses SEPTA Suburban Bus: 129, 304
Construction
Parking	294 spaces
Bicycle facilities	6 racks
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	1911
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Levittown toward Trenton Trenton Line Croydon toward Temple University   Former services   Pennsylvania Railroad Cornwells Heights toward Chicago Main Line Morrisville toward New York City or Exchange Place Croydon toward Suburban Station Trenton Line Edgely toward Trenton

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.^[1] 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.

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.^[2] In 2004, this station saw 277 boardings on an average weekday. Amtrak does not stop at this station.

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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