SEPTA Regional Rail Station Shed Analysis: West Trenton, Elwyn, Warminster, and Fox Chase Lines

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary...... 1

CHAPTER 1

Introduction...... 3  Project Background...... 3  Data Collection...... 4  Analysis of the Data ...... 6

CHAPTER 2

West Trenton Regional Rail Line...... 7  West Trenton Description ...... 7  West Trenton Station ...... 8  Yardley Station...... 10  Woodbourne Station ...... 12  Langhorne Station...... 14  Neshaminy Falls Station ...... 16  Trevose Station...... 18  Somerton Station ...... 20  Forest Hills Station...... 22  Philmont Station...... 24  Bethayres...... 26  Meadowbrook Station ...... 28  Rydal Station...... 30  Noble Station ...... 32

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Elwyn Regional Rail Line...... 35  Elwyn Line Description...... 35  Elwyn Station ...... 36  Media Station ...... 38  Morton Station...... 40  Clifton Station...... 42

CHAPTER 4

Warminster Regional Rail Line...... 45  Warminster Line Description...... 45  Warminster Station ...... 46  Hatboro Station ...... 48  Willow Grove Station...... 50  Roslyn Station...... 52

CHAPTER 5

Fox Chase Regional Rail Line...... 55  Fox Chase Line Description...... 55  Fox Chase Station ...... 56  Ryers Station...... 58  Cheltenham Station ...... 60  Olney Station ...... 62

Figures and Tables Figure 1: Old Shed Analysis ...... 5 Figure 2: New Shed Analysis ...... 5 Figure 3: New Shed Analysis Top 2 Quantiles ...... 6 Figure 4: West Trenton Line Surveyed Stations ...... 7 Figure 5: West Trenton Station...... 9 Figure 6: Yardley Station ...... 11 Figure 7: Woodbourne Station...... 13 Figure 8: Langhorne Station ...... 15 Figure 9: Neshaminy Falls Station...... 17 Figure 10: Trevose Station ...... 19 Figure 11: Somerton Station...... 21 Figure 12: Forest Hills Station ...... 23 Figure 13: Philmont Station ...... 25 Figure 14: Bethayres Station ...... 27 Figure 15: Meadowbrook Station...... 29 Figure 16: Rydal Station ...... 31 Figure 17: Noble Station...... 33 Figure 18: Elwyn Line Stations Surveyed ...... 35 Figure 19: Elwyn Station...... 37 Figure 20: Media Station ...... 39 Figure 21: Morton Station ...... 41 Figure 22: Clifton Station ...... 43 Figure 23: Warminster Line Stations Surveyed ...... 45 Figure 24: Warminster Station...... 47 Figure 25: Hatboro Station ...... 49 Figure 26: Willow Grove Station ...... 51 Figure 27: Roslyn Station ...... 53 Figure 28: Fox Chase Line Stations Surveyed ...... 55 Figure 29: Fox Chase Station...... 57 Figure 30: Ryers Station...... 59 Figure 31: Cheltenham Station...... 61

iii Figure 32: Olney Station...... 63

Table 1: West Trenton Top Five Origins...... 8 Table 2: Yardley Top Five Origins...... 10 Table 3: Woodbourne Top Five Origins...... 12 Table 4: Langhorne Top Five Origins ...... 14 Table 5: Neshaminy Falls Top Five Origins...... 16 Table 6: Trevose Top Five Origins ...... 18 Table 7: Somerton Top Five Origins...... 20 Table 8: Forest Hills Top Five Origins ...... 22 Table 9: Philmont Top Four Origins...... 24 Table 10: Bethayres Top Five Origins ...... 26 Table 11: Meadowbrook Top Five Origins...... 28 Table 12: Rydal Top Two Origins...... 30 Table 13: Noble Top Three Origins ...... 32 Table 14: Elwyn Top Five Origins...... 36 Table 15: Media Top Five Origins ...... 38 Table 16: Morton Top Six Origins...... 40 Table 17: Clifton Top Five Origins...... 42 Table 18: Warminster Top Five Origins...... 46 Table 19: Hatboro Top Five Origins ...... 48 Table 20: Willow Grove Top Five Origins ...... 50 Table 21: Roslyn Top Three Origins...... 52 Table 22: Fox Chase Top Six Origins...... 56 Table 23: Ryers Top Four Origins ...... 58 Table 24: Cheltenham Top Four Origins ...... 60 Table 25: Olney Top Three Origins ...... 62

Executive Summary

In fiscal year 2010, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) requested through DVRPC's Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) a series of station shed studies along the West Trenton, Elwyn, Warminster, and Fox Chase regional rail lines. These studies define the geographic areas from which transit riders originate. This data was collected through license plate surveys conducted in the region. A total of 25 stations were surveyed, including all of the West Trenton regional rail line. These surveys were conducted in two batches: one in the fall on October 14 and 16, 2009, and the other in the spring on April 15 and 22, 2010.

A new method was developed by DVRPC that uses the relative density of the rider origins instead of a distance from the station. This method can be consistently applied from study to study, allowing for comparison of rider origins over time. The analysis seems to indicate that riders tend to drive into the next inbound station and not necessarily to the geographically closest station. There are numerous reasons for this phenomenon, including, but not limited to, change in fare zone, parking availability, frequency of service, and the station's connectivity with the road network allowing for ease of access. These conclusions are of a speculative nature, as the scope of this project was to determine the riders' origin from where they parked, and not to determine the preference for one particular station over another.

The first chapter of this report outlines the method and conduct of the license plate surveys and explains the new method for determining a station shed. There are four following chapters, one each detailing the results of the stations surveyed on the West Trenton, Elwyn, Warminster, and Fox Chase regional rail lines.

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CHAPTER 1 Introduction

Project Background

In fiscal year 2010, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) requested through DVRPC's Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) a series of station shed studies along the West Trenton, Elwyn, Warminster, and Fox Chase regional rail lines. These studies define the geographic areas from which transit riders originate. This data is collected through license plate surveys conducted in the region. Work for this study was conducted at the following stations:

 Elwyn, Media, Morton, and Clifton stations along the Elwyn line on October 16, 2009

 West Trenton, Yardley, Forest Hills, Philmont, Meadowbrook, and Noble stations along the West Trenton line on October 14, 2009

 Woodbourne, Langhorne, Neshaminy Falls, Trevose, Somerton, Bethayres, and Rydal along the West Trenton line on April 22, 2010

 Warminster, Hatboro, Willow Grove, and Roslyn along the Warminster line on October 16, 2009

 Fox Chase, Ryers, Cheltenham, and Olney along the Fox Chase line on April 15, 2010

These stations were surveyed, by license plate, to define the geographic draw of each station by commuter origins. The purpose of this project is to determine origins of commuters who drove to work so as to define the geographic catchment area of each station.

Data Collection

The data was collected using a one-day sample of is this lack of a constant standard, or distance, which license plates of cars parked at the selected stations. prompted a new method. Since many stations were being studied, the stations were surveyed in batches–one group in the fall and one The shed threshold, be it 80 percent, 90 percent, or in the spring. On the days surveyed, license plates of whatever percent is the best fit, is somewhat imprecise commuters parking at the stations were collected by and arbitrary. It is arbitrary in that the shed threshold is DVRPC staff, entered in Excel, and sent to PennDOT to determined by natural breaks in the data, which are not obtain corresponding mailing addresses. Addresses consistent between data sets. It is imprecise as it may received from PennDOT were then address-matched include empty spaces–with no origin points–and exclude and mapped. In this process, all personal identifying significant clusters of origin points that were beyond the data was stripped, as per the agreement with PennDOT, shed threshold and thus deemed outliers. The point of in order to preserve privacy. the exercise is to exclude true outliers–points that are random or without explanation. Once all addresses are matched, the station's shed Quantiles is a needed to be calculated. In the past, this analysis Figure 1 displays the results of a study conducted at the statistical method consisted of measuring the linear distance of each origin PATCO Ferry Avenue Station in Camden, New Jersey in for displaying data point to the station and then aggregating the distances 2006. The red dots are mapped rider origins, while the by aggregating the into ten quantiles, excluding the farthest distances as blue line is the 90 percent threshold for the station shed. data into bins that outliers–outliers usually consist of the top 10 to 20 One can see a large amount of “empty” space included each contain an percent of distances from the station. A line was drawn in the eastern portion of the shed, and a few clusters equal number of around the remaining points, and this constituted the excluded in the southern section along the shed data points. By station’s shed. This method proved to be somewhat boundary. splitting a data set imprecise. For example, a shed may be all points that into 10 quantiles, for are in the first eight quantiles, or within 80 percent of the A new method developed by DVRPC staff uses the example, each bin distance of the furthest rider origin point. A line was then relative density of origins. After being address-matched has one tenth of the traced around the points that were the edges of those and mapped, a kernel point density was calculated using data points, or ten quantiles. However, a different study may conclude that ESRI’s Spatial Analyst tool. Using a 50-meter grid, a percent of the data. origin points within 90 percent, or even 100 percent, of 3,000-meter radius, and calculated in square meters, a the furthest rider origin may define the shed. DVRPC’s density surface is created that represents the densities 2006 PATCO study (publication number TM08018), of origins relative to each other, and not dependent on a displayed in Figures 1 and 2, used a 90 percent shed. It linear distance from the station.

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Figure 1: Old Shed Analysis as significant, and that large area of empty space in the east of the shed is no longer included.

To add to the precision of this new method, all green and yellow bands can be turned off or ignored and only the highest densities displayed. This will help to visually remove any outliers, which would be points that are dispersed and far from the larger cluster of origins, as displayed in Figure 3. A benefit of this analysis is that it is independent of the station surveyed. It relies instead on the proximity of the origins to each other, and not on a linear distance from a station. This allows for a shed of an entire transit line to be calculated, and not just on a station-to-station basis.

Figure 2: New Shed Analysis

Source: 2006 DVRPC

Figure 2 displays the same points in Figure 1 calculated in the new method. The densities are displayed using five quantiles, with red being the highest densities and dark green being the lowest. In this analysis, red and orange bands represent significant clustering of origins, while the green to yellow represent lower levels of clustering bordering on insignificant. Overlaid on the raster density are the geocoded points (in pink) and the old 90 percent shed (in blue) for comparison. The imprecise nature of the old method becomes evident in Figure 2, as the large cluster of origins to the southwest that were excluded in the old method are now displayed Source: 2006 DVRPC

Figure 3: New Shed Analysis Top 2 Quantiles Analysis of the Data

The following chapters summarize data analysis for each of the stations. The distribution of origins is shown by municipality in a tabular form to present a simple breakdown of the distribution of commuters using the station. The top five municipal origins have been tabulated, but there are instances where there are less than five origins and all origins are tabulated, or where there is a tie for the fifth spot and six origins are tabulated. The tabular information permits easy comparisons where historic station shed data has been previously collected.

The distribution of origins is also illustrated graphically with maps, as outlined above. This shows clusters to systematically map station sheds, and also shows the precise distribution of origins within the municipalities and in relation to major roads.

Source: 2006 DVRPC

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CHAPTER 2 West Trenton Regional Rail Line

West Trenton Description

The SEPTA West Trenton Line runs northeast between Central Philadelphia and Ewing, New Jersey. This line runs through Jenkintown-Wyncote and connects to several stations in Montgomery County, Northeast Philadelphia, and Bucks County, as well as one New Jersey station.

The following West Trenton Line stations were surveyed: West Trenton, Yardley, Woodbourne, Langhorne, Neshaminy Falls, Trevose, Somerton, Forest Hills, Philmont, Bethayres, Meadowbrook, Rydal, and Noble. Figure 4 displays the stations surveyed along the West Trenton regional rail line.

Figure 4: West Trenton Line Surveyed Stations

West Trenton Station

West Trenton Station is the terminus of the northbound Table 1: West Trenton Top Five Origins SEPTA West Trenton Line, located at 3 Railroad Avenue Municipality Total Percent and Grand Avenue in Ewing, New Jersey, approximately Ewing 40 27% six miles north of Trenton, New Jersey. This is a Zone Six station with no sales office; the on-board one-way Lawrence 17 12% fare to Center City Philadelphia is $9.00. Hopewell 17 12% Hamilton 8 5% According to SEPTA, there are a total of 142 total Raritan 7 5% parking spaces at this station, with an average daily availability of zero spaces. There were 264 daily boards Top 5 Total 89 61% in 2009. A total of 146 license plates were surveyed at West Trenton Grand Total 146 100% West Trenton Station on October 14, 2009. The previous Source: 2010 DVRPC license plate survey at this location took place in 2002. Figure 5 illustrates the distribution of origins derived from On-street Parking is also available along Railroad the license plate survey. All origins are in New Jersey, Avenue. with the majority clustered around Ewing Township and Interstate 95 corridor. Groups of clusters branch out Table 1 summarizes the top five origins by municipality along the corridors of NJ 27, NJ 29, NJ 32, NJ 33, and for West Trenton Station, all New Jersey municipalities: US 1 and US 206. Outlying clusters are located in Ewing, Lawrence, Hopewell, Hamilton, and Raritan. Hamilton, West Amwell, Lambertville, Hopewell, and Together, these top five municipality origins represent 61 South Brunswick. These are likely the locations of percent of the surveyed plates at this station. concentrated residential development, and West Trenton Station is the closest commuter rail with access to Pennsylvania employment centers (NJ Transit commuter rail is also accessible from Trenton, and likely shares much of the West Trenton Station shed area for access to New Jersey employment centers).

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Figure 5: West Trenton Station

Yardley Station

Yardley Station is the last Pennsylvania station on the Table 2: Yardley Top Five Origins northbound SEPTA West Trenton Line, located at 7 Municipality Total Percent Reading Avenue and South Main Street in Yardley, Pennsylvania, less than one mile west of the Delaware Lower Makefield 108 52% River. This is a Zone Five station with no sales office; Upper Makefield 23 11% the on-board peak one-way fare to Center City Falls 14 7% Philadelphia is $7.00. Yardley 11 5%

According to SEPTA, there are a total of 275 total Morrisville 9 4% parking spaces at this station, with an average daily Top Five Total 165 80% availability of 18 spaces. There were 405 daily boards in Yardley Grand Total 206 100% 2009. A total of 206 license plates were surveyed at Source: 2010 DVRPC Yardley Station on October 14, 2009. No previous license plate survey has been conducted at this location. Figure 6 illustrates the distribution of origins derived from the license plate survey. Most origins are in Table 2 summarizes the top five origins by municipality Pennsylvania, with the majority from Lower Makefield for Yardley Station, all Pennsylvania municipalities: Township. The main cluster is concentrated along the Lower Makefield, Upper Makefield, Falls, Yardley, and Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River, along the Morrisville. Together, these top five municipality origins corridors formed by Interstate 95 and PA 32, PA 332, represent 80 percent of the surveyed plates at this and PA 532. The most significant outlying cluster is station. located in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Several very small clusters are located in New Jersey municipalities, including Hamilton, Princeton, and Hopewell Twp.

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Figure 6: Yardley Station

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Woodbourne Station

Woodbourne Station is located at 903 Woodbourne Table 3: Woodbourne Top Five Origins Road in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Municipality Total Percent Pennsylvania, approximately six miles southwest of Yardley Station. This is a Zone 5 station with no sales Middletown 116 32% office; the on-board peak one-way fare to Center City Newtown 98 27% Philadelphia is $7.00. Lower Makefield 62 17% Northampton 32 9% According to SEPTA, there are a total of 558 parking Falls 16 4% spaces at this station. There were 514 daily boards in 2009. A total of 362 license plates were surveyed at Top Five Total 324 90% West Trenton Station on April 22, 2010. The previous Woodbourne Grand Total 362 100% license plate survey at this location took place in 2003. Source: 2010 DVRPC

Table 3 summarizes the top five origins by municipality Figure 7 illustrates the distribution of origins derived from for Woodbourne Station: Middletown, Newtown, Lower the license plate survey. Most origins are within the Makefield, Northampton, and Falls. Together, these top same cluster, focused along PA 413 and along five municipality origins represent 90 percent of the Interstate 95, and are approximately bordered by US 1 surveyed plates at this station. at the south.

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Figure 7: Woodbourne Station

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Langhorne Station

Langhorne Station is located at 8 Bellevue Avenue and Comly Avenue in Langhorne Manor, Pennsylvania, Table 4: Langhorne Top Five Origins approximately three miles southwest of Woodbourne Municipality Total Percent Station. This is a Zone 4 station with a sales office that is Middletown 140 50% open Monday through Friday mornings; the on-board Newtown 31 11% peak one-way fare to Center City is $7.00. Northampton 28 10% According to SEPTA, there are a total of 236 daily Bristol Township 17 6% parking spaces at this station, with an average daily Bensalem 15 5% availability of 28 spaces, and 123 permit parking spaces. Top Five Total 231 83% There were 676 daily boards in 2009. A total of 280 license plates were surveyed at Langhorne Station on Langhorne Total 280 100% Source: 2010 DVRPC April 22, 2010. The previous license plate survey at this location took place in 2005. Figure 8 illustrates the distribution of origins derived from the license plate survey. Most origins are within the Table 4 summarizes the top five origins by municipality same cluster, focused around PA 413. The cluster is for Langhorne Station: Middletown, Newton Township, concentrated within the corridor between PA 532 and US Northampton, Bristol Township, and Bensalem. 13. Together, these top five municipality origins represent 83 percent of the surveyed plates at this station.

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Figure 8: Langhorne Station

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Neshaminy Falls Station

Neshaminy Falls Station is located at 4254 E. Bristol Table 5: Neshaminy Falls Top Five Origins Road and Grove Avenue in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, approximately four miles southwest of Langhorne Municipality Total Percent Station. This is a Zone 4 station with no sales office; the Bensalem 70 42% on-board peak one-way fare to Center City is $7.00. Northampton 45 27% According to SEPTA, there are a total of 187 daily Lower Southampton 29 17% parking spaces at this station, with an average daily Middletown 74% availability of zero spaces. There were 274 daily boards Newtown 32% in 2009. A total of 165 license plates were surveyed at Top Five Total 154 93% Neshaminy Falls Station on April 22, 2010. The previous Neshaminy Falls Total license plate survey at this location took place in 2005. 165 100.0% Source: 2010 DVRPC

Table 5 summarizes the top five origins by municipality Figure 9 illustrates the distribution of origins derived from for Neshaminy Falls Station: Bensalem, Northampton, the license plate surveys. The elongated cluster is Lower Southampton, Middletown, and Newtown approximately bordered by PA 332 at the north, PA 413 Township. Together, these top five municipality origins at the east, PA Turnpike at the south, and PA 132 at the represent 93 percent of the surveyed plates at this west. station.

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Figure 9: Neshaminy Falls Station

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Trevose Station

Trevose Station is located at 1083 Boundbrook Avenue Table 6: Trevose Top Five Origins and Ridge Avenue in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, less than two miles southwest of Neshaminy Falls Station. This is Municipality Total Percent a Zone 4 station with no sales office; the on-board peak Lower Southampton 82 49% one-way fare to Center City is $7.00. Northampton 50 30%

According to SEPTA, there are a total of 219 daily Bensalem 16 10% parking spaces at this station, with an average daily Upper Southampton 7 4% availability of 38 spaces. There were 275 daily boards in Middletown 3 2% 2009. A total of 166 license plates were surveyed at Top Five Total 158 95% Trevose Station on April 22, 2010. The previous license Trevose Total 166 100% plate survey at this location took place in 2005. Source: 2010 DVRPC

Table 6 summarizes the top five origins by municipality Figure 10 illustrates the distribution of origins derived for Trevose Station: Lower Southampton, Northampton, from the license plate surveys. Many of the origins are Bensalem, Upper Southampton, and Middletown. located very close to Trevose Station, in a triangle Together, these top five municipality origins represent 95 bounded by PA 132 and PA 213 and US 1. Beyond that percent of the surveyed plates at this station. primary cluster, the large majority of origins are located north of the West Trenton Line, bounded at the southwest by PA 532, at the northwest and north by PA 232 and PA 332, at the east by PA 413, and at the

southeast by US 1.

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Somerton Station

Somerton Station is located at 13603 Philmont Avenue Table 7: Somerton Top Five Origins and Bustleton Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, just under two miles southwest of Trevose Station. This is a Municipality Total Percent Zone 3 station with a sales office that is open Monday Northampton 73 37% through Friday mornings; the on-board peak one-way Lower Southampton 45 23% fare to Center City is $6.00. Philadelphia 45 23% According to SEPTA, there are a total of 201 daily Upper Southampton 20 10% parking spaces at this station, with an average daily Newtown 4 2% availability of zero spaces. There were 867 daily boards Top Five Total 187 94% in 2009. A total of 198 license plates were surveyed at Somerton Total 198 100% Somerton Station on April 22, 2010. The previous Source: 2010 DVRPC license plate survey at this location took place in 2005. Figure 11 illustrates the distribution of origins derived Table 7 summarizes the top five origins by municipality from the license plate surveys. The cluster extends to for Somerton Station: Northampton, Lower both north and south of the station, with a significant Southampton, Philadelphia, Upper Southampton, and number of origins located in the quadrant of upper Newtown Township. Together, these top five northeast Philadelphia bounded by PA 63 and Roosevelt municipality origins represent 94 percent of the surveyed Boulevard. Outside of Philadelphia, the cluster of origins plates at this station. extends north, bounded at the northwest by PA 232, at the north by PA 332, and at the northeast by PA 413.

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Figure 11: Somerton Station R! R! NEW BRITAIN New Britain HOPEWELL R! Chalfont DOYLESTOWN BUCKINGHAM UPPER MAKEFIELD 29

NEW BRITAIN

WRIGHTSTOWN EWING 413 32

611 WARWICK WARRINGTON

263 NEWTOWN Yardley MONTGOMERY R! LOWER MAKEFIELD

Newtown 332

Ivyland NORTHAMPTON 463 152 WARMINSTER 232 HORSHAM R! MIDDLETOWN R!

LOWER GWYNEDD FALLS

132 Langhorne Hatboro R! 63 213 UPPER SOUTHAMPTON

Langhorne Manor

R! 95 UPPER MORELAND ¨¦§ PENNA Penndel Ambler LOWER SOUTHAMPTON TURN- UPPER DUBLIN PIKE (! Rider Origin 532 R! R! Hulmeville Tu ll yt o wn R! Rail Station R! R! Bryn Athyn LOWER MORELAND R! 309O! Somerton R! O! WHITEMARSH BRISTOL Commuter Rail R! R! FLORENCE R! 513 West Trenton LineR! R! BENSALEM R! ABINGTON R! Major Road R! ! R! R Bristol RiderSPRINGFIELD Density R!

Jenkintown Philadelphia ! Low R! R 012MilesBURLINGTON ut13 High CHELTENHAM Rockledge R! R! Burlington R! R! R! R! R! Top 5 Origin R! ut130 Philadelphia BURLINGTON M R! R! R! Beverly EDGEWATER PARK R!

Forest Hills Station

Forest Hills Station is located at 303 Byberry Road near Table 8: Forest Hills Top Five Origins Philmont Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, less than one mile southwest of Somerton Station. This is a Municipality Total Percent Zone 3 station with no sales office; the on-board peak Philadelphia 71 35% one-way fare to Center City is $6.00. Lower Moreland 36 18%

According to SEPTA, there are a total of 155 daily Northampton 30 15% parking spaces at this station, with an average daily Upper Southampton 21 10% availability of nine spaces. There were 420 daily boards Lower Southampton 19 9% in 2009. A total of 205 license plates were surveyed at Top Five Total 177 86% Forest Hills Station on October 14, 2009. No previous Forest Hills Total 205 100% license plate survey has been conducted at this location. Source: 2010 DVRPC There is a significant amount of riders parking for the station along Byberry Road. Figure 12 illustrates the distribution of origins derived from the license plate surveys. Most origins are within Table 8 summarizes the top five origins by municipality the same cluster, approximately bordered by PA 63 at for Forest Hills Station: Philadelphia, Lower Moreland, the southwest, US 1 at the southeast, PA 332 at the Northampton, Upper Southampton, and Lower northwest, and PA 413 at the northeast.. Some origins Southampton. Together, these top five municipality are located very close to the nearby Warminster Line, origins represent 86 percent of the surveyed plates at west of the West Trenton Line. this station.

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Figure 12: Forest Hills Station

WRIGHTSTOWN EWING NEWTOWN Yardley Trenton MONTGOMERY WARWICK WARRINGTON 32 !( !( !R

Newtown !( 332 LOWER MAKEFIELD 263 !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( Ivyland NORTHAMPTON !(!( !(!( !( !(!( Morrisville 463 WARMINSTER !( !( !( !( HORSHAM !( !R !( !( 611 !( !( !( MIDDLETOWN !( !( !( ut1!R !( 152 !( !( 413 !( 232 FALLS

!( !( !( Hatboro !( 132 Langhorne !R !( !( 213 63 !( !( !( UPPER SOUTHAMPTON !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( Langhorne Manor !(!( !( !( !( !( !( !( !R !( !( !( UPPER MORELAND !( !( PENNA !( LOWER SOUTHAMPTON Penndel !( !( !( TURN- !( !( UPPER DUBLIN !( !( !( !( 532 !( !( PIKE !( !( !( !( !R !( !( !( !R !( (! !( !( !( Hulmeville !( !( !( Tu ll yt ow n !( !( !R !R !( !( !(!( !( !(!( !R Bryn Athyn LOWER MORELAND !( !R !( !( !( !( !( !( !R !( !( !( !( !( !( O!!( !( !( !( WHITEMARSH !( !( !( !( !( BRISTOL !(!( !(!( !( !( !( !( !(!( !( !(!( !( !R !(!(!( !( !( !R !( !( !R !( !(!( !(!( !( !(!(!(!( 309 !R !( 513 !R !( !(!( !R ABINGTON !R BENSALEM !R !( 95 !R ¨¦§ !RBristol FLORENCE SPRINGFIELD !R !R !( !( !( Jenkintown !( (! Rider Origin !R !( !R

R! Rail Station !( Rockledge !R !R 73 !( Burlington !( !R !R O! Forest Hills CHELTENHAM !R 413 !R !R !( !R !R !R !R Commuter Rail ut13 !R !R Beverly !R !R !( West!R Trenton Line !R SPRINGFIELD !R Philadelphia t130 !R !R !( !( u !R EDGEWATER PARK !R Major!R Road !R !( Rider Density DELANCO!R BURLINGTON 295 !R !R ¨¦§ !R !R !R Low!R !( !( !R !R RIVERSIDE 012Miles !R !R WILLINGBORO !R !R High NTPJ !R !R !R !R !R CINNAMINSON DELRAN !R Top 5 Origin !R !R !R WESTAMPTON !R Riverton M Palmyra LOWER MERION!R !R MOORESTOWN R !R

Philmont Station

Philmont Station is located at 106 Tomlinson Road and Table 9: Philmont Top Four Origins Philmont Avenue in Lower Moreland, Pennsylvania, just over one mile west of Forest Hills Station. This is a Zone Municipality Total Percent 3 station with a sales office that is open Monday through Philadelphia 229 60% Friday mornings; the on-board peak one-way fare to Lower Moreland 66 17% Center City is $6.00. Northampton 28 7% According to SEPTA, there are a total of 249 daily Upper Southampton 25 7% parking spaces at this station, with an average daily Top Four Total 348 91% availability of zero spaces, and 164 permit parking Philmont Total 384 100% spaces. There were 653 daily boards in 2009. A total of Source: 2010 DVRPC 384 license plates were surveyed at Philmont Station on October 14, 2009. No previous license plate survey has Figure 13 illustrates the distribution of origins derived been conducted at this location. from the license plate surveys. Most origins are within the same distinct cluster, and many of these are located Table 9 summarizes the top four origins by municipality within the area bounded by US 1 at the southeast, PA for Philmont Station: Philadelphia, Lower Moreland, Turnpike at the northeast, and PA 232 and PA 63 at the Northampton, and Upper Southampton. Together, these northwest and southwest. top four municipality origins represent 91 percent of the surveyed plates at this station. Four cars came from each of the next most common origins, Warwick and Warminster. Together, the top four plus the next two most common origins represent 93 percent of the surveyed plates at this station.

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Figure 13: Philmont Station

NEW BRITAIN DOYLESTOWN !( BUCKINGHAM WRIGHTSTOWN

!( !( WARWICK WARRINGTON NEWTOWN

MONTGOMERY ut202 !( LOWER MAKEFIELD !( Newtown 263 !( 332 !(

!( UPPER GWYNEDD !( 463 (! !( !( !( !( Ivyland !( NORTHAMPTON !(!( !( !( !( !( !( WARMINSTER !( HORSHAM !( !( !R !( !( !( 152 611 !( 232 MIDDLETOWN !R !( !( !( LOWER GWYNEDD !( !( 413 63

!( !( FALLS Hatboro 132 Langhorne t1 !R !( u !( 213 !( !( UPPER SOUTHAMPTON!(!(!( !( !( !R !( !( !( !( PENNA !( Langhorne Manor !( !( !(TURN- !( PIKE !( !R Ambler UPPER MORELAND !( !( !(!( Penndel !( !( LOWER SOUTHAMPTON WHITPAIN !R !( !( !( !( 309 !( !( !( !( !( 532 UPPER DUBLIN !( !( !( !( !R !( !R !( !( !(!( !( Hulmeville !( !(!(!( !( !R !( !( !( !( !( !( !(!( Bryn Athyn LOWER!( MORELAND!( !( !R !( !(!( !R !( !(!( !(!( !( !( !( !( !R !( !( !( 95 !( !( !( !R !( ¨¦§ !( !( !( !( !(!( !( !(!( !(!(!(!(!(!( !(!(!(!(!( !(!( !( !( !(!(!(!(!(!(!(!(!( !( !R O!!( !(!(!(!(!( !(!(!(!( !( !( !( !( !(!(!(!(!(!(!( !(!(!( !( !( !R !(!( !( !(!(!(!(!(!(!( !( WHITEMARSH !( !( !( !(!( !( !(!( !(!(!(!( !(!(!(!( !( !( !( !( !( !(!(!( !( !( !( !( 513 !R !(!(!(!(!(!(!( !( !(!(!(!(!(!( (! !R !( !( !(!( !(!(!( Rider Origin !( !( !(!(!( !R !( !( !( ABINGTON !R !(!( !( !( !( !( !(!(!( !( !(!(!( BENSALEM !R !( !( !( !( BRISTOL R! Rail Station !( !(!(!( !R !( !( !( !( !( !( !(!( !(!( !( !R !( !( !(!( !( Bristol SPRINGFIELD !( !( ! Philmont !( O Jenkintown !( !( !(!( !( !( !( !(!(!(!( !R !R !( !( !(!( !( Commuter Rail !(

73 !( West Trenton!R Line Rockledge !(!( !R !R CHELTENHAM !( 413 !R Major !RRoad !R !( !R Burlington!R !R !( !( !R Rider Density!R Philadelphia !R ut13 !R !R Beverly !R !R Low !R !R BURLINGTON !R !R 012Miles !R EDGEWATER PARK ut130 High !R !R !( !R DELANCO!R !( Top 5 Origin !R !R!R WILLINGBORO !R RIVERSIDE!R LOWER MERION !R !( DELRAN M !R !R !R

Bethayres

Bethayres Station is located at 598 Station Road and Table 10: Bethayres Top Five Origins Welsh Road in Lower Moreland, Pennsylvania, approximately two miles west of Philmont Station. This is Municipality Total Percent a Zone 3 station with a sales office that is open Monday Philadelphia 160 40% through Friday mornings; the on-board peak one-way Lower Moreland 85 21% fare to Center City is $6.00. Abington 44 11% According to SEPTA, there are a total of 330 daily Upper Southampton 32 8% parking spaces at this station, with an average daily Upper Moreland 29 7% availability of zero spaces, and 93 permit parking Top Five Total 321 79% spaces. There were 636 daily boards in 2009. A total of Bethayers Total 404 100% 404 license plates were surveyed at Bethayres Station Source: 2010 DVRPC on April 22, 2010. The previous license plate survey at this location took place in 2005. Figure 14 illustrates the distribution of origins derived from the license plate surveys. Nearly all of the origins Table 10 summarizes the top five origins by municipality are within a cluster bounded at the southwest by PA 73, for Bethayres Station: Philadelphia, Lower Moreland, at the northwest by PA 611, at the northeast by PA 132, Abington, Upper Southampton, and Upper Moreland. and at the southeast by PA 532. Many of the Together, these top five municipality origins represent 79 southernmost origins are located in close proximity to percent of the surveyed plates at this station. the Fox Chase Line, and many of the origins in the northwest quadrant of the main cluster are located in close proximity to the Warminster Line.

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Figure 14: Bethayres Station

NEW BRITAIN DOYLESTOWN !R BUCKINGHAM HATFIELD WRIGHTSTOWN

LOWER MAKEFIELD

WARWICK WARRINGTON NEWTOWN

Lansdale MONTGOMERY !R Newtown 263 332 UPPER GWYNEDD 463 !R North Wales ut202 Ivyland NORTHAMPTON

WARMINSTER

MIDDLETOWN HORSHAM !R 63 152 611 232 !R LOWER GWYNEDD !R 413

Langhorne Hatboro 132 !R 213 UPPER SOUTHAMPTON !R 532 PENNA Langhorne Manor TURN- PIKE !R Ambler UPPER MORELAND 95 Penndel ¨¦§ !R LOWER SOUTHAMPTON WHITPAIN 309 UPPER DUBLIN !R !R Hulmeville !R !R Bryn Athyn LOWER MORELAND !R !R !R !R !R PLYMOUTH !R !R O! 513 !R (! Rider Origin ABINGTON !R !R BENSALEM WHITEMARSH !R R! Rail Station !R SPRINGFIELD BRISTOL Jenkintown O! Bethayres !R !R 73 Commuter Rail Rockledge !R West Trenton Line !R !R !R CHELTENHAM !R Major Road !R !R !R !R Rider DensityPhiladelphia !R ut1 t13 BURLINGTON !R !R u Beverly !R !R !R !R !R Low !R !R 012Miles !R EDGEWATER PARK !R !R !R ¨¦§76 High DELANCO !R LOWER MERION !R Top 5 O rigi n !R!R ut130 !R !R !R WILLINGBORO !R DELRAN RIVERSIDE M 23 !R !R !R !R CINNAMINSON DELRAN !R !R

Meadowbrook Station

Meadowbrook Station is located at 1663 Old Valley Table 11: Meadowbrook Top Five Origins Road and Mill Road in Abington, Pennsylvania, approximately two miles southwest of Bethayres Station. Municipality Total Percent This is a Zone 3 station with no sales office; the on- Abington 48 60% board peak one-way fare to Center City is $6.00. Lower Moreland 11 14%

According to SEPTA, there are a total of 90 daily parking Philadelphia 8 10% spaces at this station, with an average daily availability Upper Moreland 5 6% of 10 spaces. There were 130 daily boards in 2009. A Upper Southampton 2 3% total of 80 license plates were surveyed at Meadowbrook Top Five Total 72 90% Station on October 14, 2009. No previous license plate Meadowbrook Total 80 100% survey has been conducted at this location. Source: 2010 DVRPC

Table 11 summarizes the top five origins by municipality Figure 15 illustrates the distribution of origins derived for Meadowbrook Station: Abington, Lower Moreland, from the license plate surveys. Most origins are within Philadelphia, Upper Moreland, and Upper Southampton. the same distinct cluster, and most of these origins are Together, these top five municipality origins represent 90 concentrated in a smaller area bounded by PA 611, PA percent of the surveyed plates at this station. 63, and PA 232. Many of these origins are also located as geographically close to other SEPTA train stations

along the West Trenton and Warminster lines as to Meadowbrook Station.

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Figure 15: Meadowbrook Station

Hatfield !R NEW BRITAIN DOYLESTOWN DOYLESTOWN UPPER MAKEFIELD HATFIELD BUCKINGHAM 29 !R WRIGHTSTOWN EWING 32

WARWICK TOWAMENCIN WARRINGTON NEWTOWN Lansdale!R MONTGOMERY Yardley 363 !R !R LOWER MAKEFIELD 263 Newtown 463 332

!( UPPER GWYNEDD !R North Wales ut202 NORTHAMPTON Ivyland WARMINSTER HORSHAM 152 !R 63 !( 232 MIDDLETOWN WORCESTER 611 !R LOWER GWYNEDD !R 413 FALLS !( Hatboro 132 Langhorne !R 213 !R !( UPPER SOUTHAMPTON!( PENNA Langhorne Manor TURN- PIKE !R WHITPAIN PENNA Ambler UPPER MORELAND !( LOWER SOUTHAMPTON Penndel TURN- !R PIKE 309 532 UPPER DUBLIN !( !R !R !( Hulmeville EAST NORRITON !( !( !( !R !R !( !( Bryn Athyn LOWER MORELAND !R !( !(!( !( !R !( !( !R Norristown !(!( !( BRISTOL !( !( !(!( !( !( !( !( !(!( !R !R !( !(!( !R !(!(!( !( !(!( !( !( !( !R 513 PLYMOUTH !R !R ABINGTON !( O! !( !( !( BENSALEM !R !(!( !(!( !( !( !( WHITEMARSH !R !( !RBristol !( !( !( 95 !R !( !( ¨¦§ SPRINGFIELD !( !( Jenkintown 476 !( ¨¦§ !R !R BURLINGTON !(

(! 73 Rider Origin Rockledge !R !R Burlington Conshohocken !R CHELTENHAM !( 413 !R R! !R !( !R !RRail Station !( !R !R !R !R !R West Conshohocken !R !R !R ut13 O! Meadowbrook !R !( !R Beverly !R !R !R !R !R !R Commuter Rail !R EDGEWATER PARK BURLINGTON !R !R !R West Trenton Line DELANCO!R !R !R !R !R !R Major Road !R !( ¨¦§76 !R !R !R RIVERSIDE ut130 23 !R !R !R !( !R Rider Density WILLINGBORO LOWER MERION !R !R !R !R !R ut1 !R !R Philadelphia WESTAMPTON Low !R !R !R !R DELRAN !R !R 012Miles295 !R !R !R !R !R Riverton ¨¦§ !R High Narberth !R !R !R !R CINNAMINSON ut30 !R !R !R Palmyra !R !R !R N J HAVERFORD!R !R TP !R Top 5 Origin !R !R 73 MOORESTOWN !R !R !R HAINESPORT !R MOUNT LAUREL !R !R PENNSAUKEN M !R !R !R !R

Rydal Station

Rydal Station is located at 1096 Washington Lane and Table 12: Rydal Top Two Origins Susquehanna Road in Abington, Pennsylvania, just over one mile west of Meadowbrook Station. This is a Zone 3 Municipality Total Percent station with no sales office; the on-board peak one-way Abington 27 79% fare to Center City is $6.00. Philadelphia 3 9%

According to SEPTA, there are a total of 43 daily parking Top Two Total 30 88% spaces at this station, with an average daily availability Rydal Total 34 100% of seven spaces. There were 107 daily boards in 2009. Source: 2010 DVRPC

A total of 34 license plates were surveyed at Rydal Figure 16 illustrates the distribution of origins derived Station on April 22, 2010. The previous license plate from the license plate surveys. Most of the origins are survey at this location took place in 2006. located with close proximity to Rydal Station and form a distinct cluster that is bounded by PA 611, PA 63, PA Table 12 summarizes the top two origins by municipality 232, and PA 73. Several of the outlying origins are for Rydal Station: Abington and Philadelphia. Together, located in close proximity to the Fox Chase and these top two municipality origins represent 88 percent Warminster lines. of the surveyed plates at this station. One car came from each of the other four origins: Cheltenham, Upper

Southampton, Northampton, and Muncy. Together, these six municipalities represent all of the 34 surveyed plates at this station.

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Figure 16: Rydal Station

Lansdale Newtown WARWICK MONTGOMERY WARRINGTON 332 NEWTOWN !R UPPER GWYNEDD North Wales Ivyland 202 ut MIDDLETOWN 463 WARMINSTER NORTHAMPTON 413 HORSHAM !R

WORCESTER 611 LOWER GWYNEDD 63 !R 232

132 Langhorne Hatboro !R 152 213 !R UPPER SOUTHAMPTON 263 Langhorne Manor PENNA MIDDLETOWN TURN- PIKE

WHITPAIN Ambler UPPER MORELAND Penndel !R LOWER SOUTHAMPTON PENNA UPPER DUBLIN TURN- PIKE 309 !R !R EAST NORRITON !R

!R Bryn Athyn LOWER MORELAND !R !R !R !R !R !R !R 532 !R PLYMOUTH !R ABINGTON !R O! BENSALEM WHITEMARSH !R !R 513 476 SPRINGFIELD ¨¦§ !RJenkintown

73 !R Rockledge !R Conshohocken(! !R CHELTENHAM !RRider Origin !R !R !R !R !R !R R! Rail Station !R West Conshohocken !R !R !R !R Beverly O! Rydal !R !R 13 !R !R !R ut !R Commuter Rail !R !R !R DELANCO !R EDGEWATER PARK West Trenton Line !R !R ¨¦§95 ¨¦§76 !R !R !R Major Road !R !R !R !R RIVERSIDE Rider Density23 !R !R !R !R WILLINGBORO LOWER MERION !R Low Philadelphia !R !R !R !R ut1 !R 012Miles !R !R !R !R DELRAN !R High !R ut130 CINNAMINSON !R !R !R !R !R Riverton !R Narberth !R Top Origin!R !R !R !R !R !R Palmyra 73 !R M HAVERFORD!R !R !R MOORESTOWN !R !R !R!R !R

Noble Station

Noble Station is located at 762 Rodman Avenue and Old plates at this station. Four cars came from each of the York Road (Route 611) in Abington, Pennsylvania, just next four origins: Horsham, Springfield, Upper Dublin, under one mile west of Rydal Station. This is a Zone 3 and Jenkintown. Together, these seven municipalities station with no sales office; the on-board peak one-way represent 72 percent of the surveyed plates at this fare to Center City is $6.00. station.

According to SEPTA, there are a total of 43 daily parking Table 13: Noble Top Three Origins spaces at this station, with an average daily availability of seven spaces. There were 232 daily boards in 2009. Municipality Total Percent A total of 141 license plates were surveyed at Noble Abington 64 45% Station on October 14, 2009. The previous license plate Philadelphia 14 10% survey at this location took place in 2000. Upper Moreland 8 6% This license plate survey was conducted in a SEPTA Top Three Total 86 61% parking lot that merged with a shopping center and office Noble Total 141 100% building parking lot. There were no clear boundaries Source: 2010 DVRPC between these parking lots, and survey results may Figure 17 illustrates the distribution of origins derived include non-SEPTA users. For example, origins in Blue from the license plate surveys. Origins for the Noble Bell, which is closer to the SEPTA Lansdale/Doylestown Station are scattered among several distinct clusters. Line, may not be part of the Noble Station shed. Most origins are within a close radius to Noble Station, Table 13 summarizes the top three origins by or branch out to the north and south close to the PA 611 municipality for Noble Station: Abington, Philadelphia, corridor. Other significant clusters of origins are located and Upper Moreland. Together, these top three as far north as Warrington, as far east as Bensalem, and municipality origins represent 61 percent of the surveyed to the southwest in Philadelphia and Glenside.

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Figure 17: Noble Station

Chalfont Chalfont FRANCONIA HOPEWELL Hatfield DOYLESTOWN !R NEW BRITAIN BUCKINGHAM UPPER MAKEFIELD 29 LOWER SALFORD HATFIELD !R !( !( WRIGHTSTOWN 32 !( !( !( !R

WARWICK WARRINGTON !( Yardley TOWAMENCIN Lansdale!R MONTGOMERY NEWTOWN 463 263 LOWER MAKEFIELD

!R Newtown !( 63 332 611 363 !( !R UPPER GWYNEDD North Wales Ivyland NORTHAMPTON 152 WARMINSTER !( 232 ut202 HORSHAM !R MIDDLETOWN WORCESTER PENNA !( !R TURN- LOWER GWYNEDD !( 413 PIKE !R !( !( !( !( !( FALLS !( Hatboro !( 132 Langhorne !( !R 213 !( UPPER SOUTHAMPTON !R 532 Langhorne Manor

!( !( !R WHITPAIN Ambler UPPER MORELAND Penndel !R PENNA LOWER SOUTHAMPTON 309 !( - TURN !( EAST NORRITON !( !( UPPER DUBLIN PIKE !R !( !( !R Hulmeville WEST NORRITON !( !( !( !R !( !( !( !( !(!( Bryn Athyn LOWER MORELAND !R !( !( !( !( !(!( !R !( !(!( !( !( !R !( !( !( !( !R !( !( Norristown !( !R !R !( !R !( 73 !( !( !( !R !R !( !(!( !( !(!( !( !R 513 !( BRISTOL !R !( !( !R!R PLYMOUTH !(!( !( WEST NORRITON !R !( !( ABINGTON!( !R !( !( BENSALEM Bridgeport !( !( !( !R !R WHITEMARSH !( !(!( !( !R !(!(!(O!!( !R !( !(!( ¨¦§95 Bristol !R SPRINGFIELD Jenkintown!( !( !( !( !( !( !( !R !( !R (! Rider Origin

!( Rockledge !( !( !R !( !RUPPER MERIONR! Rail Station !R !( Conshohocken !R !R CHELTENHAM !( 413 !R !R !( !R !R !R ¨¦§476 !R !R !R Burlington West Conshohocken !R !( !R O! Noble !( !R !R Beverly !R !R!( !( ut13 !R !R !( !R Commuter Rail !R !( !R 320 !R !R BURLINGTON !R EDGEWATER PARK !R !R !R !( !( !R West Trenton23 Line¨¦§76 DELANCO!R !( !R !R !R!R !R Major Road !R !R !R !R RIVERSIDE !R!R !R !R !R Rider Density !R !( !( ut130 !R LOWER MERION !R !R !R !R WILLINGBORO RADNOR !R !( !R !R !R !R ut1 !R !R !R Low Philadelphia !R !R !R !R DELRAN 012Miles 30!R !R ut !R Riverton !R Narberth !R !R WESTAMPTON High !R !R !R !R !R !R CINNAMINSON !R !R !R Palmyra !R !R !R !R HAVERFORD !R !R Top 5!R Origin !R !R 73 MOORESTOWN NTPJ !R !R !R !R MARPLE !R !R MOUNTM LAUREL !R !R !R PENNSAUKEN !R

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CHAPTER 3 Elwyn Regional Rail Line

Elwyn Line Description

The SEPTA Elwyn Regional Rail Line runs southwest between Central Philadelphia and Media, Pennsylvania. This line runs through Southwest Philadelphia and connects to several stations in Delaware County.

The following Elwyn Line stations were surveyed: Elwyn, Media, Morton, and Clifton. Figure 18 displays the stations surveyed along the Elwyn regional rail line.

Figure 18: Elwyn Line Stations Surveyed

Elwyn Station

Elwyn Station is the terminus of the southbound SEPTA Table 14: Elwyn Top Five Origins Elwyn Line, and is located at 35 Elwyn Avenue and Middletown Road (Route 352) in Middletown Township, Municipality Total Percent Delaware County, Pennsylvania, approximately one and Middletown 80 24% a half miles southwest of downtown Media. This is a Aston 58 17% Zone 3 station with no sales office; the on-board peak Concord 29 9% one-way fare to Center City is $6.00. Westtown 22 7% According to SEPTA, there are a total of 233 daily Thornbury 20 6% parking spaces at this station, with an average daily Top Five Total 209 63% availability of zero spaces. There were 504 daily boards Elwyn Total 334 100% in 2009. A total of 341 license plates were surveyed at Source: 2010 DVRPC Elwyn Station on October 16, 2009. The previous license plate survey at this location took place in 2002. Many Figure 19 illustrates the distribution of origins derived riders also park along Elwyn Road. from the license plate surveys. This station has a very broad station shed, with top origin clusters located up to Table 14 summarizes the top five origins by municipality 13 miles away in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and many for Elwyn Station: Middletown, Aston, Concord, other origins scattered further west in Chadds Ford and Westtown, and Thornbury, Delaware County. Together, Kennett Square. Clusters of origins branch from Elwyn these top five municipality origins represent 63 percent Station to the north and south along PA 352 and PA 452, of the surveyed plates at this station. and to the west along PA 3 and US 1. Most of the origins are clustered within the boundaries of PA 252 to the east and Interstate 95 to the south.

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Figure 19: Elwyn Station

EAST BRANDYWINE !R EAST WHITELAND ut30 !R 282 EASTTOWN WEST WHITELAND RADNOR 340 Downingtown EAST CALN CALN !R

100 HAVERFORD

WILLISTOWN EAST GOSHEN !( NEWTOWN

WEST GOSHEN ut322 !( !(

!( 3 !( !( !( !( !( WEST BRADFORD !( !( !( MARPLE !( !( !( West Chester !( !( EAST BRADFORD !(!( !( !( !( !( !( !(!( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( EDGMONT !( !( !( 162 !( !( !( !( !( !( !(!( WESTTOWN !( !( !( !( !( UPPER PROVIDENCE!( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( SPRINGFIELD !( !( 926 252 !( ut202 !(!( !( !( !R !( !( 52 !( 420 !R !( !R NEWLIN !( !( 476 !( !( § !( ¨¦ !R !( !( !( !( Media !( 842 THORNBURY !( THORNBURY !( !( !( !(352 !( !( !R!R!R!R!R!R !R !( !( !(!(!( !R!R !( !(!( !(!( !( !R !R !( !R !R !( !( !( POCOPSON MIDDLETOWN!( !( !( !( !( !( !( !(!( !( O! !( !( !R !( !( !( !( !( !( !R BIRMINGHAM !( !(!( !( !( !( Swarthmore!R !( !( !(!(!(!( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !(!(!( !( !( !( Rose Valley 320 Chester Heights !( !( 452 !( !( !( !( !( !( !( 82 !( !(!( !( !(!( !( !(!( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !(!(!( !(!(!( ut1 !( !( !( !( !( !( !(!(!( !(!( !(!( !( !( !( !( NETHER PROVIDENCE !( !( !( !( !( !( EAST MARLBOROUGH !( !( !( !( !( RIDLEY !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( CONCORD !( !( Ridley Park !( !( !( !( !( !( !(!( ASTON Brookhaven !( !( !( !( !( CHADDS FORD !( !( !( !( !( Parkside !( PENNSBURY !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( Upland!( !( Eddystone!R !( !( !( !( !( CHESTER !( 261 !R Kennett Square BETHEL ¨¦§95 Chester UPPER CHICHESTER 291 KENNETT GREENWICH 491 !( !( !( !( !( !R

Trainer LOWER CHICHESTER!R ¨¦§495 NEW GARDEN Marcus Hook Rider Density

41(! Rider Origin LOGAN Commuter Rail Low 012Miles44 ! ut130 R 7 Rail Station Elwyn Line High O! Elwyn Major Road Top 5 Origin M

Media Station

Media Station is located at 305 Media Station Road and Table 15: Media Top Five Origins S. Orange Street in Upper Providence, Pennsylvania, just over one mile northeast of Elwyn Station. This is a Municipality Total Percent Zone 3 station with a sales office that is open Monday Middletown 36 16% through Friday mornings; the on-board peak one-way Upper Providence 36 16% fare to Center City is $6.00. Concord 19 8% According to SEPTA, there are a total of 231 daily Aston 17 8% parking spaces at this station, with an average daily Media 14 6% availability of zero spaces, and 18 permit parking Top Five Total 122 54% spaces. There were 529 daily boards in 2009. A total of Media Total 225 100% 225 license plates were surveyed at Media Station on Source: 2010 DVRPC October 6, 2009. The previous license plate survey at this location took place in 2002. Figure 20 illustrates the distribution of origins derived from the license plate surveys. This station has a more Table 15 summarizes the top five origins by municipality compact station shed than Elwyn Station, though for Media Station: Middletown, Upper Providence, clusters of origins extend to the west of the station as far Concord, Aston, and Media. Together, these top five as West Goshen and Birmingham townships. Most of the municipality origins represent 54 percent of the surveyed origins are bounded by PA 3, PA 100, and PA 491, to plates at this station. the north, west, and south, respectively. Very few origins are located east of PA 320, where there are many more Elwyn Line and surface trolley stations.

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Figure 20: Media Station !R !R !R !( TREDYFFRIN !R !R UWCHLAN 29 !R TREDYFFRIN!R !R !R EAST WHITELAND !R !R Malvern !R!R !R !R !R EASTTOWN 23 ¨¦§76 !R WEST WHITELAND!R RADNOR !R !R !R LOWER MERION !R !R !R EAST CALN !R !R Narberth !R !R 100 WILLISTOWN 320 ut30 !R !( !R !R !R !R EAST GOSHEN !R NEWTOWN R! !R WEST GOSHEN HAVERFORD !R !( !( !R 3 !( !( !( !( !(!( !R !( !( !R !( !( !( !( !(!( !( !( !( !( MARPLE Millbourne!R West Chester !( !R !R !R 162 !( !( !( !R !R !( !( !R !( UPPER DARBY !R !R EAST BRADFORD !( !R !R !( !( !R!R !( !( 476 !( !( ¨¦§ !R Philadelphia EDGMONT !( !( !R ut202 !(!( !( !R !R !( !R !R !( !R!R !R!R !( !( !R !R WESTTOWN !( !R East Lansdowne!( !R !R Lansdowne !( !( !( !R !R 842 !( UPPER!( PROVIDENCE!( !( !( !( !R !( !( !( !( !R !( !( !( !( !( !( !R !( !( !( !R Yeadon 926 !( !(!(252!(!( !R!( !( !( Clifton Heights !( !( !( !( SPRINGFIELD!R !R 52 !( !( !R!R !( !(!(!( !( !( !(!(!( !( !R !R !( !( !( !( !R !( !( !( !(!(!(!(!( !R !R!RAldan !( !( !( Media !R Darby THORNBURY THORNBURY 352 !R!RR!( !( !( !R !R !(!R!R!R!R!R !( !R !( !( !( !( !( !R !R !R Collingdale O!( !R !( !R !( !( Morton !R !( !( !R Colwyn !( !( MIDDLETOWN!( !( DARBY !R POCOPSON !( !R !( 420!R Sharon!R Hill !( !( !( !( !R !R !( !( !R Swarthmore !R BIRMINGHAM !( !( !R !( !(!( !( NETHER PROVIDENCE Rutledge !R !( !( !( !( !(!( Glenolden t1 !(!( DARBY u !( !( !R !( !( Rose Valley !( !( Chester Heights !( !( RIDLEY !( !( !( 452 !R !R !( !( !( Folcroft !( !( !R Prospect Parkut13 !( !( !( !( !( !( !( Norwood !( !( !( !( !R !( !( Ridley Park !R !( !( !R CONCORD 291 !R!R !(!( ASTON !( (! Brookhaven!( !R Rider Origin CHADDS FORD !( !( 95 PENNSBURY !( !( !( !( Parkside ¨¦§ !( !( TINICUMR! Rail Station !( !( ut322 !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !(Upland !( !REddystone O! Media KENNETT 261 CHESTER !R !( BETHEL Chester Commuter Rail UPPER CHICHESTER Paulsboro 491 !R Elwyn LineWEST DEPTFORD GREENWICH

Trainer 44 Major Road LOWER CHICHESTER!R ¨¦§495 Rider Density ut322 Marcus Hook 295 ¨¦§ Low 012Miles LOGAN ut130 High EAST GREENWICH

Top 5 Origin M NTPJ WOOLWICH MANTUA

Morton Station

Morton Station (also called Morton-Rutledge Station) is Table 16: Morton Top Six Origins located at 2 S. Morton Avenue and Yale Avenue in Morton, Pennsylvania, approximately four miles east of Municipality Total Percent Media Station, and approximately 1.5 miles east of Springfield 100 39% Swarthmore Station, the next closest station to the west. Ridley 70 27% This is a Zone 2 station with a sales office that is open Nether Providence 31 12% Monday through Friday mornings; the on-board peak one-way fare to Center City is $5.00 Marple 11 4% Upper Darby 7 3% According to SEPTA, there are a total of 295 daily Swarthmore 7 3% parking spaces at this station, with an average daily Top Six Total 226 87% availability of 31 spaces, and 32 permit parking spaces. There are also 213 municipal parking spaces available. Morton Total 259 100% Source: 2010 DVRPC There were 569 daily boards in 2009. A total of 259 license plates were surveyed at Morton Station on Figure 21 illustrates the distribution of origins derived October 6, 2009. No previous license plate survey has from the license plate surveys. The inner cluster of been conducted at this location. origins is bounded by US 13 at the south, Interstate 476 at the west, US 1 at the east, and the SEPTA Route 102 Table 16 summarizes the top six origins by municipality Sharon Hill Trolley. Many origins are located in close for Morton Station: Springfield, Ridley, Nether proximity to the SEPTA Route 101 and 102 trolleys. Very Providence, Marple, Upper Darby, and Swarthmore. few origins are located south of SEPTA’s Marcus Hook Together, these top six municipality origins represent 87 line. percent of the surveyed plates at this station.

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Figure 21: Morton Station !R !R EASTTOWN !R !R !R Narberth 23 RADNOR !R !R !R !R !R !R !R !R LOWER MERION NEWTOWN 30 !R !R §76 WILLISTOWN ¨¦ EAST GOSHEN ut 3 HAVERFORD !R !R

!( !R !( !R !( !( WEST GOSHEN MARPLE !( Millbourne!R !( !R !R !R !( !(R !R !R !R !( !R UPPER DARBY !R !R !( !R!R !R !R WESTTOWN EDGMONT !R !( !R !R !R!R !( !R!R !R !R !R !( !R !( !R 926 !( !R East Lansdowne !R !(476 !( !R § !( !R !( Lansdowne Philadelphia ¨¦ !( !( !R !R UPPER PROVIDENCE !( !( !(!( !( !( !( !R !( !( !( !( !( !R !( !R !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !(!( !( !R Yeadon 252!( !( !( !R !(!( !( !( !(!(!( Clifton Heights !( SPRINGFIELD!R !( !( !R !( !( !( !(R !(!( !( !( !R!R !( THORNBURY !( !( !R !R !(!( !( !(!( !( !( !R !( !(!(!(!( !( !( !( !( Aldan !( !R !( !(!( !R !R Darby Media !( !( !( THORNBURY !R !( !(!( !(!( !( !( !R 352 !R!R!R!R!R!( !( !R !(!( !( !( !R !( !R!R!R !( !( !R !R !( !R Collingdale !R !( !( !R !( !(!(!( !( Morton !( !( !R !( DARBY !R Colwyn MIDDLETOWN !(!( !R !R !(!(!( !( !( !( !( O!!( !(!( Sharon!R Hill !RNETHER PROVIDENCE !( !(!( !( !R !( !( !( !( BIRMINGHAM t1 !R !( !( !( !R u !( !( Swarthmore!R !( !(!( !( Rutledge!( !( !( !(!( Glenolden !R !( !(!( DARBY !( !( !(!( !( !( !(!( !( !( !R Rose Valley !( !( !(!( 420 Chester Heights !( !( !( !( !( !( !( RIDLEY!( !(!(!( !(!( !( !R !R !( 452 !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !( !R Folcroft !( !( 13 !( !( Prospect Parkut !( !( 320 !( !(!(!( !( !( !( !( !( !(!( Norwood !( !( !( !( !R !( !(!( !( !( Ridley Park !R !( !( !( !R!R!R CONCORD t202 !( u ASTON Brookhaven !( !R National Park CHADDS FORD(! Rider Origin 95 !( ¨¦§ 291 Parkside !( !( R! TINICUM Rail Station ut322 !(

Upland !R O! Morton Eddystone CHESTER !R Commuter Rail 261 BETHEL !( Chester WEST DEPTFORD UPPER CHICHESTER Elwyn Line Paulsboro 491 Major Road !( !R

GREENWICH Rider Density 44 Trainer LOWER CHICHESTER!R 495 Low ¨¦§ 012Miles ¨¦§295 Marcus Hook High LOGAN

EAST GREENWICH Top 5 O rigi n ut130 M MANTUA

Clifton Station

Table 17: Clifton Top Five Origins Clifton Station (also called Clifton-Aldan Station) is located at 699 S. Springfield Road and Maryland Road Municipality Total Percent in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, approximately three Springfield 34 26% miles east of Morton Station, and just under one mile east of Primos Station, the next closest station to the Upper Darby 28 22% west. This is a Zone 2 station with a sales office that is Collingdale 20 15% open Monday through Friday mornings; the on-board Aldan 17 13% peak one-way fare to Center City is $5.00 Clifton Heights 10 8%

According to SEPTA, there are a total of 110 daily Top Five Total 109 84% parking spaces at this station, with an average daily Clifton Total 130 100% availability of zero spaces, and 32 permit parking Source: 2010 DVRPC spaces. There were 339 daily boards in 2009. A total of Figure 22 illustrates the distribution of origins derived 130 license plates were surveyed at Morton Station on from the license plate surveys. Most of the origins fall October 6, 2009. No previous license plate survey has within one distinct cluster bounded by US 13 at the been conducted at this location. south, PA 420 at the west, and US Highway 1 at the Table 17 summarizes the top five origins by municipality north. Several origins are located in close proximity to for Clifton Station: Springfield, Upper Darby, Collingdale, the SEPTA surface trolley stations and very few are Aldan, and Clifton Heights. Together, these top five located south of US 13, which is approximately parallel municipality origins represent 84 percent of the surveyed to the local section of SEPTA’s Marcus Hook Line. plates at this station.

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Figure 22: Clifton Station !R !R !R Narberth !R EASTTOWN !R 23 RADNOR !R !R !R !R LOWER MERION !R !R !R WILLISTOWN !R NEWTOWN !R !R ut30 !( HAVERFORD !( 3 !R !R !R !R !( !R !( !R MARPLE !R !R Millbourne!R !R !R !R !R !R !R 676 EDGMONT !( !R § UPPER DARBY !R ¨¦ !R !( !R !R !R !R !( !R !R !R !R !R !R !R!R!R!R !( !R !R !R !R !R !R!R 252 !R!( !R !R !R !R !R !( !R !( !( !R East Lansdowne !R !R !R !( 476 !( Philadelphia ¨¦§ !R !(!( !R Lansdowne !( !( !R UPPER PROVIDENCE !(!( !(!( !( !R !( !( !( !( !( !R !( !R !( !( !R !( !( !( !(!( !( !( !R Yeadon 76 611 1 !( § !(!( ¨¦ ut !R !( !( Clifton!( Heights !( !( !( !(!( !( !R SPRINGFIELD!R !( !R !( !( !( !( !(!( !R !( !( !R !( !( !( !( !( !( O!!R !(!( t13 !R !( u !( !( !( !R !( !( !( !R !( !( !( Aldan!( !R !( !R !R!((! !( !( !( !( !( !(!( Darby Media !( !R !(!( !R!R!R!R !( !R !( !( !( !R!R!R !R!( !R !R !( !( !( !R !R !R!( !( Collingdale !( !R !R !( !R!( !( !(!( !( !( !( !R Morton !R Colwyn !( DARBY !R!( MIDDLETOWN !R !R !( !( !R !R !R Sharon Hill !R NETHER PROVIDENCE!R !R Swarthmore!R !( Rutledge 420 Glenolden !R !( 352 DARBY !( !R Chester Heights Rose Valley 320 (! Rider Origin !( 452 RIDLEY !R !R R! !R Folcroft Rail Station Prospect Park Norwood O! Clifton !R !( Ridley Park !R !R!R!R Commuter Rail 95 ASTON Brookhaven !R ¨¦§ Elwyn Line BETHEL !( Parkside National Park Major Road 291 TINICUM

Rider Density Upland !R Eddystone

WEST DEPTFORD Low CHESTER 012Miles BETHEL Chester!R

UPPER CHICHESTERHigh ut322 Paulsboro ¨¦§295 GREENWICH Top 5 Origin 44 Woodbury LOGAN M Trainer !R LOWER CHICHESTER

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CHAPTER 4 Warminster Regional Rail Line

Warminster Line Description

The SEPTA Warminster Regional Rail Line runs northwest between Central Philadelphia and Warminster, Pennsylvania. This line runs through North Philadelphia and connects to several stations in Montgomery County before Warminster in Bucks County.

The following Warminster Line stations were surveyed: Warminster, Hatboro, Willow Grove, and Roslyn. Figure 23 displays the stations surveyed along the Warminster regional rail line.

Figure 23: Warminster Line Stations Surveyed

Warminster Station

Table 18: Warminster Top Five Origins Warminster Station is located at 516 Jacksonville Road and Street Road in Warminster, Pennsylvania, at the northern terminus of the Warminster Regional Rail Line. Municipality Total Percent This is a Zone 4 station with a sales office that is open Warminster 171 25% Monday through Friday mornings; the on-board peak Warrington 104 15% one-way fare to Center City is $7.00. Northampton 94 14% According to SEPTA, there are a total of 800 parking Warwick 91 13% spaces at this station, with an average daily availability Buckingham 56 8% of zero spaces. There were 1,031 daily boards in 2009. Top Five Total 516 74% A total of 693 license plates were surveyed at Warminster Total 693 100% Warminster Station on October 16, 2009. The previous Source: 2010 DVRPC license plate survey at this location took place in 2002. Figure 24 illustrates the distribution of origins derived Table 18 summarizes the top five origins by municipality from the license plate surveys. Most of the origins are for Warminster Station: Warminster, Warrington, clustered to the north of Warminster Station, following Northampton, Warwick, and Buckingham. Together, the corridors of PA 611, PA 263, PA 332, and PA 232. these top five municipality origins represent 74 percent Several origins are clustered as far north as Pipersville, of the surveyed plates at this station. though most are located within the bounds of the PA Turnpike at the south, PA 152 at the west, US 202 at the north, and PA 413 at the east.

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Figure 24: Warminster Station

TINICUM

Trumbauersville RICHLAND

MILFORD BEDMINSTER EAST ROCKHILL

PLUMSTEAD

Perkasie Dublin WEST ROCKHILL MARLBOROUGH SOLEBURY 179 Sellersville 563 313 New Hope

202 Silverdale ut SALFORD HILLTOWN

Te lf ord HOPEWELL

Te lf ord BUCKINGHAM NEW BRITAIN Doylestown Souderton 32 413 29 FRANCONIA !R

New Britain UPPER SALFORD !R !R UPPER MAKEFIELD Chalfont !R DOYLESTOWN PENNA - TURN Hatfield PIKE !R EWING HATFIELD !R WRIGHTSTOWN LOWER SALFORD !R 263 63 611 WARWICK 113 WARRINGTON !R Yardley TOWAMENCIN Lansdale MONTGOMERY NEWTOWN 232 463 LOWER MAKEFIELD

!R Newtown 332 ¨¦§95 UPPER GWYNEDD !R SKIPPACK North Wales NORTHAMPTON Ivyland 152 WARMINSTER (! Rider Origin HORSHAM O! MIDDLETOWN WORCESTER !R R! Rail Station LOWER GWYNEDD !R 363 FALLS Hatboro 132 Langhorne O! Warminster !R 532 213 !R UPPER SOUTHAMPTON Commuter Rail Langhorne Manor 73 !R WHITPAIN Ambler UPPER MORELAND 309 Penndel LOWER PROVIDENCE Warminster Line !R LOWER SOUTHAMPTON EAST NORRITON PENNA UPPER DUBLIN TURN- !R Major Road PIKE !R !R Hulmeville Rider Density !R !R Bryn Athyn WEST NORRITON !R !R Low Norristown!R !R LOWER MORELAND!R 513 !R 012MilesBRISTOL !R !R BENSALEM !R!R PLYMOUTH !R ABINGTON High WHITEMARSH !R !R !R !R 23 Bridgeport !R Philadelphia !R !R SPRINGFIELD !R Bristol UPPER MERION 476 PENNA Top 5 Origin ¨¦§ Jenkintown CHELTENHAM TURN- !R ut13!R MBurlington PIKE Conshohocken Rockledge !R

Hatboro Station

Table 19: Hatboro Top Five Origins Hatboro Station is located at 85 S. Penn Street and Byberry Avenue in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, just under Municipality Total Percent two miles south of Warminster Station. This is a Zone 4 Upper Moreland 43 24% station with a sales office that is open Monday through Horsham 38 22% Friday mornings; the on-board peak one-way fare to Hatboro 25 14% Center City is $7.00. Warrington 23 13% According to SEPTA, there are a total of 100 parking Warminster 21 12% spaces at this station, with an average daily availability Top Five Total 150 85% of zero spaces. There are 77 metered parking spots Hatboro Total 176 100% available as well. There were 473 daily boards in 2009. Source: 2010 DVRPC A total of 176 license plates were surveyed at Hatboro Station on October 16, 2009. The previous license plate Figure 25 illustrates the distribution of origins derived survey at this location took place in 2004. from the license plate surveys. Most of the origins are clustered within the corridor between PA 611 and PA Table 19 summarizes the top five origins by municipality 263. Many are also clustered immediately east of for Hatboro Station: Upper Moreland, Horsham, Hatboro, Hatboro Station. There are very few outliers beyond the Warrington, and Warminster. Together, these top five main cluster of origins. municipality origins represent 85 percent of the surveyed plates at this station.

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Figure 25: Hatboro Station

Doylestown!R 313 HILLTOWN UPPER MAKEFIELD New Britain !R !R

Chalfont BUCKINGHAM NEW BRITAIN !R 413

DOYLESTOWN

!R ut202 HATFIELD !R WRIGHTSTOWN

611

WARWICK 263 WARRINGTON NEWTOWN !R MONTGOMERY Lansdale

!R 332

UPPER GWYNEDD 463

!R NORTHAMPTON North Wales 232 Ivyland

152 WARMINSTER

HORSHAM !R 63

LOWER GWYNEDD (! Rider!R Origin

R! Rail Station 309 HatboroO! 132 O! Hatboro !R UPPER SOUTHAMPTON Commuter Rail 213 Warminster Line 532

Ambler UPPER MORELAND WHITPAINMajor Road !R PENNA LOWER SOUTHAMPTON Rider Density UPPER DUBLIN TURN- PIKE !R !R Low 73 012Miles!R

BENSALEM High !R Bryn Athyn LOWER MORELAND !R WHITEMARSH ABINGTON !R Top 5 Origin !R ut1 PLYMOUTH Philadelphia M SPRINGFIELD !R !R

Willow Grove Station

Willow Grove Station is located at 202 Davisville Road Table 20: Willow Grove Top Five Origins and Old York Road (Route 611) in Upper Moreland Pennsylvania, just under three miles south of Hatboro Municipality Total Percent Station. This is a Zone 3 station with a sales office that is Upper Moreland 65 56% open Monday through Friday mornings; the on-board Horsham 18 15% peak one-way fare to Center City is $6.00. Abington 11 9% According to SEPTA, there are a total of 100 parking Upper Dublin 4 3% spaces at this station, with an average daily availability Warrington 4 3% of zero spaces, and 31 permit parking spaces. There Top Five Total 102 87% were 491 daily boards in 2009. A total of 117 license plates were surveyed at Willow Grove Station on Willow Grove Total 117 100% Source: 2010 DVRPC October 16, 2009. No previous license plate survey has been conducted at this location. Figure 26 illustrates the distribution of origins derived from the license plate surveys. Most of the origins are Table 20 summarizes the top five origins by municipality clustered very close to Willow Grove Station, with many for Willow Grove Station: Upper Moreland, Horsham, located between PA 63 and the PA Turnpike. As noted Abington, Upper Dublin, and Warrington. Together, in Table 20, several origins are located as far north as these top five municipality origins represent 87 percent Warrington, and a few are located as far east as of the surveyed plates at this station. Southampton. However, most fall within the bounds of PA 152 at the west, PA 463 and PA 132 at the north,

and PA 232 at the east. None are located as far south as the West Trenton Regional Rail Line.

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Figure 26: Willow Grove Station

Chalfont Chalfont

Hatfield !R DOYLESTOWN NEW BRITAIN BUCKINGHAM 413 HATFIELD !R

WRIGHTSTOWN !R

WARWICK WARRINGTON NEWTOWN !R Lansdale MONTGOMERY

263 !R 463 332

UPPER GWYNEDD

!R NORTHAMPTON North Wales ut202 Ivyland

WARMINSTER 152 63 232 HORSHAM !R WORCESTER

LOWER GWYNEDD 611 !R

Hatboro!R 132 !R UPPER SOUTHAMPTON

213 309 PENNA TURN- (! RiderWHITPAIN Origin Ambler PIKE !R UPPER MORELAND LOWER SOUTHAMPTON R! Rail Station UPPER DUBLIN

O! Willow Grove O! 532 !R

Commuter Rail !R Bryn Athyn LOWER MORELAND PENNA !R BENSALEM TURN- Warminster Line 73 !R PIKE !R Major Road !R !R Rider Density !R ut1 PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH !R !R ABINGTON Low !R !R 0 1 2 Miles !R Philadelphia ¨¦§476 High SPRINGFIELD !R !R Top 5 Origin CHELTENHAM Jenkintown M !R

Roslyn Station

Roslyn Station is located 1096 S. Easton Road and Table 21: Roslyn Top Three Origins Susquehanna Road in Abington Pennsylvania, Municipality Total Percent approximately two miles south of Willow Grove Station. Abington 45 68% This is a Zone 3 station with a sales office that is open Monday through Friday mornings; the on-board peak Upper Dublin 12 18% one-way fare to Center City is $6.00. Upper Moreland 2 3% Top Three Total 59 89% According to SEPTA, there are a total of 87 parking Roslyn Total 66 100% spaces at this station, with an average daily availability Source: 2010 DVRPC of zero spaces. There were 237 daily boards in 2009. A total of 66 license plates were surveyed at Roslyn Figure 27 illustrates the distribution of origins derived Station on October 16, 2009. No previous license plate from the license plate surveys. Most origins fall within a survey has been conducted at this location. small cluster very close to Roslyn Station. Nearly all origins are located within the bounds of the Table 21 summarizes the top three origins by Doylestown/Lansdale Regional Rail Line at the south, municipality for Willow Grove Station: Abington, Upper PA 152 at the west, the PA Turnpike at the north, and Dublin, and Upper Moreland. Together, these top three PA 611 at the east. municipality origins represent 89 percent of the surveyed plates at this station. One origin is located in each of the seven other municipalities that are part of the Roslyn

Station shed.

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Figure 27: Roslyn Station !R NEW BRITAIN HATFIELD BUCKINGHAM HATFIELD WRIGHTSTOWN

NEWTOWN

!R WARWICK WARRINGTON Lansdale MONTGOMERY

!R 332 263 UPPER GWYNEDD 463 !R NORTHAMPTON North Wales t202 u Ivyland

WARMINSTER

63 HORSHAM !R WORCESTER 152 232 LOWER GWYNEDD !R

611 Hatboro!R 132 !R UPPER SOUTHAMPTON

213 PENNA TURN- Ambler WHITPAIN !R PIKE UPPER MORELAND 309 LOWER SOUTHAMPTON UPPER DUBLIN ¨¦§476 !R !R

!R Bryn Athyn LOWER MORELAND (! PENNA Rider Origin !R BENSALEM TURN- !R PIKER! Rail Station !R

O! Roslyn !R !R O! 532 PLYMOUTH !R !R Commuter Rail !R ABINGTON !R Warminster Line WHITEMARSH 73 !R !R Major Road !R SPRINGFIELD Rider Density Jenkintown !R Philadelphia Low 012Miles ut1 CHELTENHAM High !R Rockledge Conshohocken !R Top Origin Philadelphia !R !R !R !R M !R LOWER MERION !R

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CHAPTER 5 Fox Chase Regional Rail Line

Fox Chase Line Description

The SEPTA Fox Chase Regional Rail Line runs north between Central Philadelphia and Northeast Philadelphia. This line runs through North Philadelphia and connects to several stations in Philadelphia close to the Montgomery County border.

The following Fox Chase Line stations were surveyed: Fox Chase, Ryers, Cheltenham, and Olney. These maps use a smaller scale due to the smaller number of origins captured. Figure 28 displays the stations surveyed along the Fox Chase regional rail line.

Figure 28: Fox Chase Line Stations Surveyed

Fox Chase Station

Fox Chase Station is located at 434 Rhawn Street and Table 22: Fox Chase Top Six Origins Elberon Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the terminus of the Fox Chase Regional Rail Line. This is a Municipality Total Percent Zone 2 Station with a sales office that is open Monday Philadelphia 293 81% through Friday mornings; the on-board peak one-way Abington 40 11% fare to Center City is $5.00. Rockledge 12 3% According to SEPTA, there are a total of 342 daily Cheltenham 3 1% parking spaces at this station, with an average daily Bensalem 2 1% availability of zero spaces. There were 1,260 daily Lower Moreland 2 1% boards in 2009. A total of 362 license plates were Top Six Total 352 97% surveyed at Fox Chase Station on April 15, 2010. The previous license plate survey at this location took place Fox Chase Total 362 100% in 2002. There is also parking along Rockwell Avenue. Source: 2010 DVRPC

Figure 29 illustrates the distribution of origins derived Table 22 summarizes the top six origins by municipality from the license plate surveys. Most origins are located for Fox Chase Station: Philadelphia, Abington, north and east of PA 73, and north and west of US 1. Rockledge, Cheltenham, Bensalem, and Lower Very few origins are located south of US 13 or north of Moreland. Together, these top six municipality origins PA 63. A few origins are located near the West Trenton represent 97 percent of the surveyed plates at this Regional Rail Line, but most are closer to Fox Chase station. The great majority of origins are located in Station. Philadelphia, home to 81 percent of the surveyed plates at Fox Chase Station.

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Figure 29: Fox Chase Station

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Ryers Station

Ryers Station is located at 749 Cottman Avenue and Table 23: Ryers Top Four Origins Hasbrook Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one Municipality Total Percent mile south of Fox Chase Station. This is a Zone 2 Station with no ticket sales office; the on-board peak Philadelphia 48 87% one-way fare to Center City is $5.00. Cheltenham 5 9% Abington 1 2% According to SEPTA, there are a total of 71 daily parking Upper Gwynedd 1 2% spaces at this station, with an average daily availability of nine spaces. There were 347 daily boards in 2009. A Top Four Total 55 100% total of 55 license plates were surveyed at Ryers Station Ryers Total 55 100% on April 15, 2010. The previous license plate survey at Source: 2010 DVRPC this location took place in 2005. Figure 30 illustrates the distribution of origins derived from the license plate surveys. Most origins are located Table 23 summarizes the four origins by municipality for close to Ryers Station, or to the southeast of the station Ryers Station: Philadelphia, Cheltenham, Abington, and within the corridor bounded by US 1 and PA 232. Upper Gwynedd. Together, these four municipality origins represent all of the surveyed plates at this station. The great majority of origins are located in Philadelphia, home to 87 percent of the surveyed plates at Ryers Station.

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Figure 30: Ryers Station R! LOWER MORELAND SPRINGFIELD R! R! 63 R! 152

ABINGTON Jenkintown R! 532

309 Rockledge

CHELTENHAM R!

R! 73

O! R! R!

R! R! Philadelphia

(! Rider Origin R! Rail Station R!! 232 R ut13 R! R! O! Ryers R! Commuter Rail R! Fox Chase Line R! R!611 Major Road Rider Density ut1 ¨¦§95 R! R! R! LowR! 00.51Miles CINNAMINSON High R! R! Top Origin R! Riverton Palmyra M R! R!

Cheltenham Station

Cheltenham Station is located at 589 Hasbrook Avenue and Martins Mill Road in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, just Table 24: Cheltenham Top Four Origins over a half mile south of Ryers Station. This is a Zone 2 Municipality Total Percent Station with a sales office open Monday through Friday Philadelphia 26 57% mornings; the on-board peak one-way fare to Center Cheltenham 13 28% City is $5.00. Upper Southampton 2 4% According to SEPTA, there are a total of 25 daily parking Upper Dublin 2 4% spaces at this station, with an average daily availability Top Four Total 43 93% of zero spaces. There were 284 daily boards in 2009. A Cheltenham Total 46 100% total of 46 license plates were surveyed at Cheltenham Source: 2010 DVRPC Station on April 15, 2010. No previous license plate survey has been conducted at this location. There is Figure 31 illustrates the distribution of origins derived additional parking along Hasbrook Avenue. from the license plate surveys. All Cheltenham origins are clustered close to Cheltenham Station. A few are Table 24 summarizes the top four origins by municipality located closer to other Fox Chase Line stations to the for Cheltenham Station: Philadelphia, Cheltenham, north (Fox Chase and Ryers); however, none are Upper Southampton, and Upper Dublin. Together, these located beyond US 1 to the south. four municipality origins represent 93 percent of the surveyed plates at this station. One origin is located in each of the three other municipalities that are part of the Cheltenham Station shed.

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Figure 31: Cheltenham Station R! SPRINGFIELD LOWER MORELAND R! R! 63 R! 152

ABINGTON Jenkintown R! 532

Rockledge 309 232

CHELTENHAM R!

R! 73

R! O!

R! R! Philadelphia

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High R! CINNAMINSON R! Top Or i gin R! Riverton Palmyra M R! R!

Olney Station

Olney Station is located at 5411 N. Mascher Street and Table 25: Olney Top Three Origins Tabor Road in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, just over 2.5 Municipality Total Percent miles south of Cheltenham Station. Lawndale Station is the next closest station to the north, which is Philadelphia 12 86% approximately two miles north of Olney Station. This is a Cheltenham 1 7% Zone 1 Station with no ticket sales office; the on-board Lower Pottsgrove 1 7% peak one-way fare to Center City is $4.00. Top Four Total 14 100% Olney Total 14 100% According to SEPTA, there are a total of 61 daily parking Source: 2010 DVRPC spaces at this station, with an average daily availability of zero spaces. There were 148 daily boards in 2009. A total of 14 license plates were surveyed at Olney Station Figure 32 illustrates the distribution of origins derived on April 15, 2010. No previous license plate survey has from the license plate surveys. Almost all of Olney been conducted at this location. Station origins are located in Philadelphia, with only two outside of the city borders. The Cheltenham origin is just Table 25 summarizes the three origins by municipality outside of Philadelphia; the Lower Pottsgrove origin is an for Olney Station: Philadelphia, Cheltenham, and Lower extreme outlier and is not shown on this map. Pottsgrove. Together, these three municipality origins represent all of the surveyed plates at this station.

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Figure 32: Olney Station R!

Jenkintown 152

ABINGTON SPRINGFIELD

Rockledge R! 309 R! R!

R! CHELTENHAM R! 73

R! R! R! R! R! R! R! R! 232

R! R! 611 R!

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LOWER MERION MajorR! Road R! ut13 R! R! ¨¦§95 Rider Density 73 R! Low R! 00.51Miles ¨¦§76 R! Palmyra High R! Top Or i gin R!R! R! M R! PENNSAUKENR!

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Publication Title: SEPTA Regional Rail Station Shed Analysis: West Trenton, Elwyn, Warminster, and Fox Chase Lines

Publication Number: 10025

Date Published: December, 2010

Geographic Area Covered: Mercer, Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware, and Philadelphia counties

Key Words: SEPTA, Regional Rail, Station Shed, West Trenton, Elwyn, Warminster, Fox Chase

Abstract: An analysis of the rider origins on the West Trenton, Elwyn, Warminster, and Fox Chase regional rail lines to determine the geographic areas from which riders originate. Rider origins are obtained from license plates, address matched by PennDOT, and mapped. The density of origins relative to each other is calculated and displayed for each station in the study.

Staff Contact: Joshua Rocks Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Transportation Planner 190 N. Independence Mall West, 8th Floor  (215) 238-2854 Philadelphia PA 19106  [email protected] Phone: (215) 592-1800 Fax: (215) 592-9125 Internet: www.dvrpc.org