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The SEPTA R7 is a route of the SEPTA Regional Rail ( Commuter Rail ) system. One end of the route serves the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with service in Bucks County along the Delaware River to Trenton, New Jersey , and the other end serves the northwestern section of Philadelphia with service to Germantown, Mount Airy, and Chestnut Hill. The route uses Amtrak 's Northeast Corridor between Trenton and Philadelphia, and SEPTA trackage to Chestnut Hill. It is one of two lines that serve Chestnut Hill, the other being the R8 Chestnut Hill West . As Of 2005 , most weekday R7 service continues through downtown. Some weekday and all weekend trains terminate downtown. R7 TRENTON The R7 Trenton section uses Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, a 4-track railroad, from 30th Street Station via the Philadelphia Zoo, without stopping, North Philadelphia, and then parallel to I-95 for several miles. It crosses the Delaware River at Trenton, New Jersey before making its final stop at Trenton Rail Station , which is also served by Amtrak and New Jersey Transit trains. Electrified service between Philadelphia and Trenton was opened on June 29 , 1930 . The R7 Trenton line usually has two push-pull electric-locomotive-hauled trains on the morning express runs and two on the evening express runs. Each train is usually made up of 6 coach trailers made by Bombardier . Stations that have existed on this line include: Ridership in fiscal year 2004 :
R7 CHESTNUT HILL EAST The R7 Chestnut Hill East section uses the Reading Company tracks which were originally constructed by the Philadelphia, Germantown, and Norristown (PG&N) railroad. The PG&N intended to build a railroad from Philadelphia to Norristown but stopped when construction reached Germantown due to the hilly nature of the terrain west of Germantown and along the Wissahickon Creek , which they would have had to cross to reach Norristown. The PG&N decided to change course and build another railroad line close to the Schuylkill River. This line would become the R6 Norristown line. The original railroad line that ended in Germantown was then extended north with a sharp right hand turn and then northwest to its present terminus in Chestnut Hill, where the R8 Chestnut Hill West also has a terminus only a few hundred feet away. Electrified service to Chestnut Hill was opened on February 5 , 1933 . All of the stations on this line are within the City of Philadelphia. Stations on this line include: Ridership in fiscal year 2004 :
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