Highland Avenue station (SEPTA)

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.

Not to be confused with Highland station (SEPTA).

Highland Avenue
Highland Avenue station platform in April 2012. The Commodore Barry Bridge is visible in the distance.
General information
Location450 Highland Avenue
Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°50′01″N 75°23′34″W
Owned bySoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections SEPTA Suburban Bus: 113
Construction
Parking23 spaces
Bicycle facilities9 rack spaces
AccessibleNo
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Electrified1928
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Marcus Hook
toward Newark
 Wilmington/​Newark Line Chester T.C.
toward Temple University
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Marcus Hook
toward Wilmington
 Wilmington Line Lamokin Street
toward Suburban Station
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Marcus Hook
toward Newark
 Wilmington/​Newark Line Lamokin Street
(closed 2003)
toward Temple University

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.

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