Media station (SEPTA)

Media station is a SEPTA regional rail station in Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania,[1][2] near Media. It serves the Media/Elwyn Line, the former Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) West Chester Line. It is located at 301 Media Station Road (Orange Street and Station Road). The station includes a 231-space parking lot. In 2013, this station saw 692 boardings and 533 alightings on an average weekday. [3]

Media
SEPTA Regional Rail station
Location301 Media Station Road,
Media, Pennsylvania 19063
Coordinates39.9139°N 75.3945°W / 39.9139; -75.3945
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1960
Electrified1928
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Elwyn
Terminus
 Media/Elwyn Line Moylan–Rose Valley
toward Temple University
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Elwyn
toward West Chester
 West Chester Branch Moylan–Rose Valley
toward Suburban Station

Media Station was built in 1960 by the PRR and is located several blocks away from Media–Orange Street station, the terminus of the SEPTA Route 101 line. However, no direct connection exists between the station and the trolley stop.

Woodrow Wilson spoke at the Media Station in 1912 during his first election campaign.

Station layout

Media 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 (Terminus)
Inbound ←      Media/Elwyn Line toward Temple University (Moylan – Rose Valley) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance and parking

References
  1. "Zoning Map". Upper Providence Township. Retrieved 2020-04-23. - The map indicates the location of the station with "SEPTA".
  2. "Media". SEPTA. Retrieved 2020-04-23. 309 Media Station Road Media, PA 19063 - Compare with the township map.
  3. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2014.


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