West Trenton station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids West Trenton
West Trenton station from an inbound train. The bridge in front of the station goes over Grand Avenue and Sullivan Way.
Location	3 Grand & Railroad Avenues Ewing Township, New Jersey
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1 (SEPTA), 1 (Trenton Subdivision)
Connections	NJT Bus Route 608 (rush hours only)
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	No
Other information
Fare zone	NJ
History
Opened	1929
Closed	December 3, 1982 (NJ Transit)
Electrified	July 26, 1931
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Yardley toward Penn Medicine West Trenton Line Terminus
Former services Preceding station SEPTA Following station Yardley toward Reading Terminal West Trenton Line Hopewell Closed 1982 toward Newark Penn Station Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station Yardley toward Jenkintown New York Branch Pennington toward Bound Brook Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station Jenkintown toward Philadelphia Philadelphia – Jersey City Local Bound Brook toward Jersey City
West Trenton Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The station house from the tracks.
Location in Mercer County, New Jersey Show map of Mercer County, New Jersey Location in New Jersey Show map of New Jersey Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Location	Sullivan Way Ewing, New Jersey
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1929
Architect	Clark Dillenbeck
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Others
MPS	Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.	84004031
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1984

The West Trenton station is the last stop on the SEPTA West Trenton Line. It is found in Ewing Township, New Jersey. The station has two buildings. One is on Grand Avenue, and the other is on Sullivan Way. Even though it's in Ewing, SEPTA's website says it's in Trenton. Many people use this station to travel for work or school. It also has parking for cars.

Station History

Main entrance to the West Trenton station

The West Trenton station was built a long time ago in 1929. The Reading Railroad built it first. Later, in 1976, Conrail and SEPTA took it over. Trains used to go all the way to Newark, New Jersey from here.

In 1982, New Jersey Transit stopped running trains to Newark from this station. This made West Trenton the final stop on the line. The station is so special that it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. This means it's an important historical building.

Today, one of the old station buildings is used for private offices. There's even talk about changing the station's name to "Ewing." This station might also be the end point for a future New Jersey Transit train line.

Station Design

The station was built in a style called Georgian Revival. It looks like a classic, old building. The main part of the station is two stories tall. It is made of brick and has a slanted slate roof. Two smaller, one-story sections extend from the main building.

How the Station Works

West Trenton station has one side platform. This is where people wait to get on and off the trains. In 2015, some changes were made to the tracks. Now, all SEPTA trains use only one track between Yardley and West Trenton.