Station Review #58: Southampton Rd (SEPTA)


Southampton is a bus stop on the SEPTA Boulevard Direct bus line, located at Roosevelt Boulevard and Southampton Road in the Byberry neighborhood of Philadelphia. 

Tour

This is basically a standard bus stop with "Southampton" plastered on it. There is very little that distinguishes this from every other bus stop ever. 

Rubbage Bins

Bench

Sign advertising the Boulevard Direct

On the other side of Roosevelt Boulevard, it's the exact same story, except with more areas to walk to and from. 

Bus Connections


At Southampton Road, you can connect to these routes:

1: 54th-City to Parx Casino
14: Frankford Transportation Center to Neshaminy or Oxford Valley Malls
84: Frankford Transportation Center to Philadelphia Mills or Bustleton-County Line via State Road and Southampton Road

Points of Interest in Byberry

There are a couple interesting things in Byberry to visit, these include:

The remains of Byberry Hospital: These are scattered about, a few buildings and a bridge among other things. These are incredibly unsettling. 

Benjamin Rush State Park: A state park that is mostly just empty fields. 

Lighthouse Field: This is just a field where sports games happen sometimes

The Army Recruiter Place nearby: As it says on the tin. 

Community College of Philadelphia Northeast Campus: This is in a very weird and isolated spot that is incredibly annoying to get to with public transit. 

Byberry East Industrial Park: This is a large business and industrial park along Southampton Road that takes up most of the neighborhood of Byberry. 

A lack of sidewalks makes it incredibly hard to get anywhere from this stop. 

Statistics: 


Name: Southampton Road 
Agency:  SEPTA
Line(s): Boulevard Direct 
Locality: Byberry
City/Township: Philadelphia 
County: Philadelphia 
State: Pennsylvania 
Ridership: N/A

Amenity Checklist:

Accessibility: ✓
Employee bathrooms: ×
Clean: ✓
Connections to other transit routes: ✓
Good Wayfinding: ✓
Lighting: ✓
Maps: ✓
Seating: ✓
Shelters: ✓
Something for fares: ×
Station in Good Condition: ×
Updated Signage: ✓

Final Verdict: 4/10


Station Directory


--------Bucks County--------
Neshaminy Mall
Rockhill Drive
Neshaminy Interplex
--------Philadelphia County--------
Southampton Road
Red Lion Road
Grant Avenue
Welsh Road
Rhawn Street
Cottman Avenue
Frankford Transportation Center 



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