Secane station

Secane
SEPTA Regional Rail station
Looking north at Secane station
Location 1297 Providence Road
Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, 19018
Coordinates 39°54′57″N 75°18′35″W / 39.91574°N 75.30986°W / 39.91574; -75.30986Coordinates: 39°54′57″N 75°18′35″W / 39.91574°N 75.30986°W / 39.91574; -75.30986
Owned by SEPTA
Line(s) Media/Elwyn Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Fare zone 2
History
Opened 1880
Electrified 1928
Previous names Spring Hill
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
toward Elwyn
Media/Elwyn Line
Former services
Preceding station   Pennsylvania Railroad   Following station
toward West Chester
West Chester Branch

Secane station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Secane, Pennsylvania. It serves the Media/Elwyn Line and previously served the Pennsylvania Railroad. It is located at Providence Road and South Avenue, and parking is available via permit. In 2013, this station saw 483 boardings and 379 alightings on an average weekday.[1]

The station consists of two platforms with plexiglass shelters on the east side of Providence Road across from the end of South Street. A serpentine stone building originally built in 1880 by the Pennsylvania Railroad[2] serves as the station and ticket office, with an insurance office occupying the level at the parking lot.[3] This station was originally known as Spring Hill, a name which can still be found on the cornerstone of the building.

Improvements

SEPTA has plans to upgrade this station by Spring 2017. The upgrades include installation of new high-level platforms, building a station building and canopy, and a tunnel under the tracks to switch directions.[4]

Station layout

Secane has two low-level side platforms.

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Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound ← Media/Elwyn Line toward Elwyn (Morton)
Inbound Media/Elwyn Line toward Temple University (Primos) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance and parking

References

  1. ↑ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF).
  2. ↑ Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
  3. ↑ Images of Secane Station
  4. ↑ http://septa.org/rebuilding/station/secane.html
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