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Highland Avenue (SEPTA station)
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Highland Avenue is a station along the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor
, one of two stations in Chester, Pennsylvania
, USA. 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 is a small station, less built up and less patronized than the larger station in Chester, Chester Transportation Center
. The site of PPL Park, the home venue of soccer team Philadelphia Union, however, is located nearby, so ridership is expected to increase.
Northeast Corridor
The Northeast Corridor is a fully electrified railway line owned primarily by Amtrak serving the Northeast megalopolis of the United States from Boston in the north, via New York to Washington, D.C. in the south, with branches serving other cities...
, one of two stations in Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of 33,972 at the 2010 census. Chester is situated on the Delaware River, between the cities of Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware.- History :...
, USA. Amtrak trains do not stop there; it is only served by SEPTA. The line offers southbound service to Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
and Newark, Delaware
Newark, Delaware
Newark is an American city in New Castle County, Delaware, west-southwest of Wilmington. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 31,454. Newark is the home of the University of Delaware.- History :...
and northbound service to Philadelphia. The station is located on Highland Avenue(US 13
U.S. Route 13 in Pennsylvania
U.S. Route 13 passes through the Philadelphia metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The route enters the state from Delaware in Marcus Hook, Delaware County. It continues in a northeasterly direction through Delaware County, passes through Philadelphia, and continues into Bucks...
) and 6th Street in Chester, PA.
Highland Avenue is a small station, less built up and less patronized than the larger station in Chester, Chester Transportation Center
Chester Transportation Center
The Chester Transportation Center is a SEPTA bus and train station in Chester, Pennsylvania. The outside portion of the ground level serves SEPTA City Transit Division Route 37, and Suburban Transit Division Routes 109, 113, 114, 117, 118, and 119....
. The site of PPL Park, the home venue of soccer team Philadelphia Union, however, is located nearby, so ridership is expected to increase.