Wallingford station (SEPTA)

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.[3] It is in Nether Providence Township.[4][5]

Wallingford
View from outbound platform
LocationKershaw and Possum Hollow Roads
Wallingford, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39.90362°N 75.37165°W / 39.90362; -75.37165
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Parking61 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Rebuilt1880 or 1890
ElectrifiedDecember 2, 1928[1]
Passengers
567 (average weekday)[2]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Moylan–Rose Valley
toward Elwyn
 Media/Elwyn Line Swarthmore
toward Temple University

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)[6] and designed by architect Frank Furness. For a time, this station also served as Wallingford's post office.[7]

  • Inbound train on the outbound track during repairs in 2015
  • View from the parking lot

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. "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. 62" (PDF).
  4. "Zoning Map" (PDF). Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2020-04-23. - Compare to the location of the station.
  5. "Wallingford". SEPTA. Retrieved 2020-04-23. 107 E. Possum Hollow Road & Kershaw Avenue Wallingford, PA 19086
  6. Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
  7. A history of Nether Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1687-1987. Tricentennial Commission. 1987.

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