Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
By early Thursday morning, fans with transit passes are expected to begin lining up at SEPTA’s Croydon, Langhorne, and Woodbourne rail stations on their journey to the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl victory celebration.
All SEPTA Regional Rail service will be inbound-only in the morning hours and outbound-only in the afternoon. All service will cease by around 9 p.m. so crews can prepare for the Friday commute.
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At the Croydon Station, SEPTA officials said Philadelphia Eagles celebration transit passes and other acceptable fare holders will be able to board Regional Rail trains that will take them directly to Center City. Three trains will stop only at Croydon and will arrive at 6:52 a.m., 7:18 a.m., 9 a.m. Three additional trains that leave Trenton may stop at the Croydon station in Bristol Township if they can take on additional passengers. In total, there will be capacity for about 2,800 passengers at the station and room for 197 vehicles in the SEPTA parking lot.
The Woodbourne Station in Middletown is expected to have its trains pick up passengers at 8:13 a.m. and 9:15 a.m. An additional six trains traveling from West Trenton may stop if there is additional capacity on the train. The estimated number of fans leaving from the station is 1,860 with close to 500 parking spaces, SEPTA officials said.
At the Langhorne Station in Middletown, there will have two designated trains that will arrive at 6:52 a.m. and 9:21 a.m. An additional number of trains coming from West Trenton may stop to pick up passengers based on capacity. The total number of riders expected from the station is more than 1,860 with 236 station parking spaces, SEPTA officials said.
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SEPTA officials said there staff at the stations will be able to help answer any questions.
There are limited public parking options near the stations and many private property owners will likely be quick to take recourse on those who park on their property without authorization.
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Middletown officials were placing barriers to stop parking along parts of Woodbourne Road Wednesday afternoon.
In Bristol Township’s Croydon section, the following streets will allow for parking only on the even side of the street during the duration of the event:
- 2nd Avenue between Main Avenue and Coventry Avenue
- 4th Avenue between Main Avenue and Coventry Avenue
- Avalon Avenue – Entire Length
- Belmont Avenue – Entire Length
- Buchanan Avenue – Entire Length
- Charles Avenue – Entire Length
- Clover Avenue – Entire Length
- Dixon Avenue between Newportville Road and Franklin Avenue
- Dolores Avenue – Entire Length
- Dorset Avenue – Entire Length
- Franklin Avenue between Bristol Pike and Dixon Avenue
- Garfield Avenue – Entire Length
- High Street – Entire Length
- Hilary Avenue – Entire Length
- Hillcrest Avenue – Entire Length
- Janet Avenue – Entire Length
- Karen Avenue – Entire Length
- Lincoln Avenue – Entire Length
- Louise Avenue- Entire Length
- Magnolia Avenue – Entire Length
- Mauri Avenue – Entire Length
- Nancy Drive – Entire Length
- Neshaminy Road – Entire Length
- Norwood Avenue – Entire Length
- Overlook Avenue – Entire Length
- Penn Street – Entire Length
- Princess Avenue – Entire Length
- Sheldon Avenue – Entire Length
- Spencer Circle – Entire Length
- Spencer Drive – Entire Length
- Spring Avenue between Bristol Pike and Dixon Avenue
- Stephen Avenue – Entire Length
- Susan Avenue – Entire Length
- Sycamore Avenue – Entire Length
- Walnut Avenue – Entire Length
- Woodland Avenue – Entire Length
- Wynnewood Avenue – Entire Length
Medics and local police have been assigned to be in the area of the stations, officials said, adding SEPTA will have their own crews at the three Levittown-area stops.
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“If you decide to use Regional Rail, please be patient and understanding. Understand that you are trying to get to an event where some have estimated that the crowd will be close to 3 million people. Travel safe as you can, exercise patience, and have a great time if you venture downtown,” Middletown police said.
