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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 Business) and 6th Street in Chester, PA.

Highland Avenue station in the mid-1970s
Highland Avenue station in the mid-1970s
Not to be confused with Highland station (SEPTA).
Highland Avenue
The station at Highland Avenue in April 2012 on the Newark-bound platform. The Commodore Barry Bridge is visible in the distance.
General information
Location450 Highland Avenue (US 13 Business)
Chester, Pennsylvania 19013
Coordinates39.8337°N 75.3929°W / 39.8337; -75.3929
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections SEPTA Suburban Bus: 113
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessNo
Other information
Fare zone3
ElectrifiedSeptember 30, 1928[1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Marcus Hook
toward Newark
 Wilmington/​Newark Line Chester T.C.
toward Temple University
Lamokin Street
(closed 2003)
toward Temple University
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.

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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)




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