Wallingford station (SEPTA)

Wallingford
SEPTA Regional Rail station
View from outbound platform
Location Kershaw and Possum Hollow Roads
Wallingford, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°54′13″N 75°22′18″W / 39.90362°N 75.37165°W / 39.90362; -75.37165Coordinates: 39°54′13″N 75°22′18″W / 39.90362°N 75.37165°W / 39.90362; -75.37165
Line(s) Media/Elwyn Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections SEPTA Suburban Buses
Construction
Parking 61 spaces
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Fare zone 3
History
Rebuilt 1880 or 1890
Electrified 1928
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
toward Elwyn
Media/Elwyn Line

Wallingford station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. Located at Kershaw Road and Possum Hollow Road, it serves the Media/Elwyn Line. In 2013, this station saw 284 boardings and 420 alightings on an average weekday.[1]

The station was established by the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1855, when the rail line was extended to Media through Wallingford, passing and freight sidings were built at the location. The present station was built in 1890 (although some sources claim it was built in 1880)[2] and designed by architect Frank Furness. For a time, this station also served as Wallingford's post office.[3]

Station layout

Wallingford has two low-level side platforms with a connecting pathway across the tracks.

G
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound ← Media/Elwyn Line toward Elwyn (Moylan – Rose Valley)
Inbound Media/Elwyn Line toward Temple University (Swarthmore) →
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. 62" (PDF).
  2. ↑ Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
  3. ↑ A history of Nether Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1687-1987. Tricentennial Commission. 1987.

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