NEWS for SEPTA USERS and local residents: 

As part of the Bethayres Interlocking Project, SEPTA in-house forces will be raising the profiles for both tracks in and around Bethayres Regional Rail Station during the four weekends in September.

As a result, the West Trenton Line will convert to a single tracking operation between Jenkintown-Wyncote and Neshaminy Falls stations.

On Saturdays and Sundays during September, from 6 am to 6 pm, ALL trains will board and discharge passengers on the INBOUND platform.

Work, which involves dumping large amounts of ballast/stone along the tracks, will be performed over 12-hour daytime shifts (6 am to 6 pm) on Sept. 6-7, Sept. 13-14, Sept. 20-21, and Sept. 27-28. Much of the work will be south of Red Lion Road. Loud noises are likely when the stone is being dumped out of the chute of the hopper car as well as from the ballast tamper that raises the tracks. Noise will be like underground utility work in a street.

In addition, single tracking and opposite side boarding will continue for three weekends in October for the drilling of six (6) additional caisson foundations along the project limits. The caisson work will require clearing vegetation within SEPTA Right-of-Way on the Dale Road side of the railroad (only enough needed for access). This work will be performed over 12-hour daytime shifts (6 am to 6 pm) on Oct. 4-5, Oct. 11-12, and Oct. 18-19. Two of the three weekends, crews will be working north of Red Lion Road.

See the attached link for more details.