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The SEPTA R7 is a route of the SEPTA Regional Rail (commuter rail) system. One end of the route serves the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with service in Bucks County along the Delaware River to Trenton, New Jersey, and the other end serves the northwestern section of Philadelphia with service to Germantown, Mount Airy, and Chestnut Hill. The route uses Amtrak's Northeast Corridor between Trenton and Philadelphia, and SEPTA trackage to Chestnut Hill. It is one of two lines that serve Chestnut Hill, the other being the R8 Chestnut Hill West. A map of the system The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) operates a number of commuter rail lines, known as the Regional Rail lines, to and from places in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, mainly suburbs. ...
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Independence Hall Philadelphia (sometimes referred to as Philly or the City of Brotherly Love) is the fifth most populous city in the United States and the largest city in the state of Pennsylvania, both in area and population. ...
Bucks County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. ...
The Delaware River at New Hope, Pennsylvania The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ...
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Amtrak is the trademark name of the intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ...
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As of 2005, most weekday R7 service continues through downtown. Some weekday and all weekend trains terminate downtown. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
R7 Trenton  The R7 Trenton section uses Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, a 4-track railroad, from 30th Street Station via the Philadelphia Zoo, without stopping, North Philadelphia, and then parallel to I-95 for several miles. It crosses the Delaware River at Trenton, New Jersey before making its final stop at Trenton Station, which is also served by Amtrak and New Jersey Transit trains. Interstate 95 or (I-95) is an interstate highway that runs 1907 miles (3070 kilometers) north-south along the east coast of the United States. ...
The Delaware River at New Hope, Pennsylvania The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ...
Location in New Jersey Founded -Incorporated c. ...
Trenton Station is the New Jersey Transit rail station in Trenton, New Jersey. ...
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The R7 Trenton line usually has two push-pull electric-locomotive-hauled trains on the morning express runs and two on the evening express runs. Each train is usually made up of 6 coach trailers made by Bombardier. Bombardier Inc. ...
Stations that have existed on this line include:
Ridership in fiscal year 2004: Cornwells Heights-Eddington is a census-designated place located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. ...
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Trenton Station is the New Jersey Transit rail station in Trenton, New Jersey. ...
2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
- Average weekday passengers: 10,772
- Annual passengers: 3,023,668
R7 Chestnut Hill East  The R7 Trenton section uses the Reading Company tracks which were originally constructed by the Philadelphia, Germantown, and Norristown (PG&N) railroad. The PG&N intended to build a railroad from Philadelphia to Norristown but stopped when construction reached Germantown due to the hilly nature of the terrain west of Germantown and along the Wissahickon Creek, which they would have had to cross to reach Norristown. The PG&N decided to change course and build another railroad line close to the Schuylkill River. This line would become the R6 Norristown line. The original railroad line that ended in Germantown was then extended north with a sharp right hand turn and then northwest to its present terminus in Chestnut Hill, where the R8 Chestnut Hill West also has a terminus only a few hundred feet away. 1923 map The Reading Company (AAR reporting mark RDG), usually called the Reading Railroad, and officially known as the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road and then the Philadelphia and Reading Railway until 1924, operated in southeast Pennsylvania and neighboring states. ...
The SEPTA R6 commuter rail segment is a current two-train operation serving the Bala Cynwyd section of Lower Merion Township to Norristown, Pennsylvania. ...
All of the stations on this line are within the City of Philadelphia. Stations that have existed on this line include:
- Spring Garden (closed)
- Temple University (moved to its present location in 1992)
- North Broad (not usually a stop for this route)
- Tioga (closed)
- Nicetown (closed)
- Wayne Junction
- Fishers
- Wister
- Germantown
- Washington Lane
- Stenton
- Sedgwick
- Mount Airy
- Wyndmoor
- Gravers
- Chestnut Hill East
Ridership in fiscal year 2004: 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
- Average weekday passengers: 3,937
- Annual passengers: 1,105,040
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