Lansdowne station (SEPTA)

Lansdowne
SEPTA Regional Rail station
Lansdowne Station, looking west.
Location 45 South Lansdowne Avenue
Lansdowne, PA 19050
Coordinates 39°56′14″N 75°16′18″W / 39.93726°N 75.27165°W / 39.93726; -75.27165Coordinates: 39°56′14″N 75°16′18″W / 39.93726°N 75.27165°W / 39.93726; -75.27165
Owned by SEPTA
Line(s) Media/Elwyn Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections SEPTA Suburban Bus: 113, 109
Construction
Parking 91 Free/62 with Permits
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Fare zone 2
History
Opened 1880
Electrified 1928
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
toward Elwyn
Media/Elwyn Line

Lansdowne station is a SEPTA railway station in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. It serves the Media/Elwyn Line. The station was originally built in 1880 by the Pennsylvania Railroad.[1] In 2013, this station saw 313 boardings and 394 alightings on an average weekday.[2] Popular with railfans, it is one of the most photographed stations on the SEPTA Railroad. It is located at Scottdale Road & South Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, PA 19050 and has an 89-car parking lot.

Station layout

Lansdowne has two low-level side platforms.

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Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound Media/Elwyn Line toward Elwyn (Gladstone)
Inbound Media/Elwyn Line toward Temple University (Fernwood – Yeadon)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance and parking

References

  1. Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12.


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