Swarthmore station

Swarthmore station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Located on Chester Road between downtown Swarthmore and Swarthmore College, it serves the Media/Elwyn Line.

Swarthmore
Location2 South Chester Road
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081
Coordinates39.902221°N 75.350985°W / 39.902221; -75.350985
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections SEPTA Suburban Bus: 109
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1880
ElectrifiedDecember 2, 1928[1]
Previous namesWestdale
Passengers
1,460 (average weekday)[2]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Wallingford
toward Elwyn
 Media/Elwyn Line Morton
toward Temple University

In 2013, this station saw 765 boardings and 699 alightings on an average weekday.[3] Dollar-a-day parking and permit parking are available. It is the first outward-bound Zone 3 station from the central Philadelphia stations. It is the busiest station on the Media/Elwyn Line outside of Center City. The adult fare to and from Central Philadelphia is currently $5 during off-peak hours, with an additional $2 surcharge assessed for those who buy a ticket on the train, regardless of whether the ticket window is open.

The ticket office is located on the inbound side of the tracks in a building used otherwise by Swarthmore College and the Chester Children's Chorus. The building was originally built in 1880 by the Pennsylvania Railroad[4] and formerly held the Jumping Cow cafe. Swarthmore's main street, Chester Road, has passed under the station since 1931. Before Swarthmore College was opened, the station was known as Westdale.

Station layout

Swarthmore has two low-level side platforms.

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

References
  1. "Electric Trains to Start Sunday". The Chester Times. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. http://www.septa.org/strategic-plan/reports/FY-2020-Annual-Service-Plan.pdf
  3. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12.
  4. Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
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