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Station Review #174: King of Prussia Transit Center (SEPTA)

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King of Prussia Transit Center is a small bus station located in the parking lot of King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, PA.  History King of Prussia Mall used to have a transit center named Plaza Transportation Center . In 2025, the section of the mall where Plaza Transportation Center was in was sectioned off for construction, and a new transit center had to be made. King of Prussia Transit Center is that new transit center.   Services These SEPTA buses stop at King of Prussia Transit Center:  • 92 - King of Prussia Transit Center to Paoli and West Chester Transportation Center • 99 -  Oaks and Phoenixville t o Norristown Transportation Center • 123 - King of Prussia Transit Center to 69th Street Transportation Center • 124 - Chesterbrook to Gulph Mills and Center City • 125 -  Moore Park and Valley Forge t o Gulph Mills and Center City • 139 - King of Prussia Transit Center to Limerick Post-New Bus Network changes ...

Station Review #173: Windsor Locks (Amtrak/ctTransit)

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Windsor Locks is a station along the New Haven-Springfield line, a line that has services ran on it by Amtrak and ctTransit.  History The first Windso r Locks station was opened in 1839 as part of the Hartford and New Haven Railroad.  The station was rebuilt in 1875, and the old station building still remains. In the 1970s, the entire Springfield line was bought out by Amtrak. The station was rebuilt by Amtrak in 1981 in its current site.    A new station is being built close to the original station, and it's expected to solve most of the problems this station has.      Services    These services run to Windsor Locks: Hartford Line:  This is a commuter rail service ran by ctRail and Amtrak between New Haven, Hartford, and Springfield, MA. 7 round trips a day run on this service, with some being Amtrak trains and some being ctRail trains Northeast Regional (Springfield Branch):  About two or so round trips a day of the no...

Station Review #172: 36th Street (NJT)

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36th Street Station is a NJT station located along the River Line. The station is located along 36th Street in Pennsauken, New Jersey Tour Train 36th Street is an average River Line station in terms of design. It has most of the amenities you'd expect.  Benches Ramp and platform Unsigned crossing In order to leave the platform, you need to cross an unsigned rail crossing, which makes this station inaccessible.  Parking lot The roads in and out of this parking lot are very confusing and hard to understand  Bus Connections There are two bus connections near here: 419: Riverside to Walter Rand Transportation Center : This bus provides local service along River Road, directly paralelled by the River Line. The 419 runs hourly.  452 - Cramer Hill-Kroc Center to 36th Street Station: This bus runs in what's almost a loop, providing local bus service to much of Camden. This includes Walter Ran...

Station Review #171: Levittown - Tullytown Station (SEPTA)

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Levittown - Tullytown is a station on SEPTA's Trenton Line, located in the borough of Tullytown, PA. Despite this, most people only call this station Levittown.  History   Tullytown was built in 1835 as part of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad. The same shelters were up as late as 1911, when the windstorm of 1911 possibly destroyed them. It's unknown what replaced the station afterwards, but a new, larger, station was built in 1953 to support the newly built community of Levittown. This newly built station lasted until about 2014, when it was torn down and replaced by a much better station that was actually accessible, this one built in 2017.  Tour Outside of the station in the parking lot Levittown is a very large station, and it's parking lot is similarly large. Considering how Levittown as a place is, this is an acceptable station to put lots of parking into.  Stairs and ramps This station is fully accessible....

Station Review #170: Connecticut Post Mall (ctTransit, GBT/NTD, MTD)

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Connecticut Post Mall is a bus station located in the parking lot of the Connecticut Post Mall in the Forest Heights neighborhood of Milford, Connecticut. The nearest store to the bus station is Boscovs.   Services Multiple routes go here, these include:  ctTransit:  261 - Boston Post Road/Downtown New Haven: This is a bus that runs to New Haven along Boston Post Road, which is currently part of US-1. This bus runs at a completely random frequency across the day.  262 - New Haven via I-95: This is more of an express bus to the mall, running via I-95 instead of US-1. The 262 runs about once an hour most of the day.  271 - Downtown New Haven via Union Station: This bus's provided description is a misnomer, it goes all the way to Waterbury via Whitney Avenue amd Waterbury Road.  Coastal Link  This is a bus ran by a consortium between Greater Bridgeport Transit, Milford Transit District, and Norwalk Transit Districts. Buses run...

Station Review #169: South Carolina Avenue At Atlantic Avenue (NJT)

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South Carolina Avenue at Atlantic Avenue is a small bus terminal located at that aforementioned intersection in Atlantic City, New Jersey.  Services There are multiple NJT buses that stop here, these include:  501: This bus runs from the Atlantic City Bus Terminal to Brigantine via Harrah's and Borgata Casinos. This bus runs about once every hour.  502: This bus runs from here to Atlantic Cape Community College via Black Horse Pike.  504: This bus runs from Margate to the North Side of Atlantic City via Ventnor Heights. This bus runs about every 40 minutes, and is a mess to look at on a map.  505: This bus runs about once every 15 minutes between Venice Park, the Atlantic City Aquarium, and Longport via Atlantic Avenue. This bus is also a bit of a mess on a map.  507: This bus runs from here to Ocean City, running a bus every hour or so.  508: This bus runs from here to Hamilton Mall, similarly to the 502. The difference here is...