Newtown Junction is the rail junction point where the Newtown Branch

Fox Chase Line

The Fox Chase Line is a route of the SEPTA Regional Rail system.Originally known as the Fox Chase/Newtown Branch, service was truncated in January 1983 from Newtown to its current terminus in Philadelphia at Fox Chase due to unreliable train equipment and low ridership...

 joins the SEPTA Main Line. The Warminster Line

Warminster Line

The Warminster Line is a route of the SEPTA Regional Rail commuter rail. It serves stations between its namesake town, Warminster, and Center City, Philadelphia...

, West Trenton Line

West Trenton Line (SEPTA)

The West Trenton Line is a SEPTA Regional Rail line connecting Center City Philadelphia to West Trenton, New Jersey.-Route:The West Trenton Line connects Center City, Philadelphia with the West Trenton section of Ewing, New Jersey...

, and Lansdale/Doylestown Line

Lansdale/Doylestown Line

The Lansdale/Doylestown Line is a SEPTA Regional Rail line connecting Center City Philadelphia to Doylestown in Bucks County.-Route:The Lansdale-Doylestown segment of the R5 line utilizes what is known as the "SEPTA Main Line", a four-track line that has been owned by SEPTA since 1983...

 all continue north toward Fern Rock

Fern Rock Transportation Center

The Fern Rock Transportation Center is a SEPTA rail and bus transportation center located at 10th Street and Nedro Avenue in the Fern Rock neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fern Rock serves as the northern terminus and yard for SEPTA's Broad Street Line, as well as a stop for the...

 along the old Reading trunk while the Fox Chase

Fox Chase Line

The Fox Chase Line is a route of the SEPTA Regional Rail system.Originally known as the Fox Chase/Newtown Branch, service was truncated in January 1983 from Newtown to its current terminus in Philadelphia at Fox Chase due to unreliable train equipment and low ridership...

 heads east toward Olney. North of Fox Chase, the line crossed over the West Trenton Line between the Meadowbrook

Meadowbrook (SEPTA station)

Meadowbrook is a station along the SEPTA West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey. It is located at Mill Road & Lindsay Lane in Abington, Pennsylvania. The station has off-street parking. The station building was destroyed by a fire in April 1995 and was replaced by the bus shelter type of facility...

 and Bethayres

Bethayres (SEPTA station)

Bethayres is a station along the SEPTA West Trenton Line to Ewing, New Jersey. It is located at Station Avenue and Old Welsh Road in Lower Moreland Township, Pennsylvania. The station has off-street parking and a ticket office. There is also a handicapped-accessible platform...

 stations and had its terminus in Newtown

Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Newtown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,248 at the 2010 census. It is located just west of the Trenton, New Jersey metropolitan area, and is part of the larger Philadelphia metropolitan area. It is entirely surrounded by Newtown Township, from which...

, hence the name Newtown Junction.

Until 1983, SEPTA ran diesel train service past Fox Chase to Newtown after taking over line operations from Conrail. However, the branch, single-tracked north of Fox Chase, was never electrified, and service was "temporarily" suspended in January 1983 due to what SEPTA cited as a lack of ridership, in addition to the company's desire to terminate all diesel in favor of electric rail service. Today, Bucks County and some Montgomery County

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010, the population was 799,874, making it the third most populous county in Pennsylvania . The county seat is Norristown.The county was created on September 10, 1784, out of land originally part...

officials are pushing for restoration of service to Newtown.