Gladstone station (SEPTA) explained

Gladstone
Style:SEPTA
Style2:SEPTA Regional Rail
Symbol Location:septa
Symbol:septa
Coordinates:39.9328°N -75.2822°W
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Electrified:December 2, 1928[1]
Zone:2
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Other Services Header:Former services
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:14

Gladstone station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station which is located in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. Situated at Walsh and Madison Roads, it serves the Media/Wawa Line.

History and architectural features

In 2013, this station saw 208 boardings and 275 alightings on an average weekday.[2]

The station includes a 108-space parking lot; additional parking may be found on the opposite side of the tracks off Scottdale Road, which itself runs along Darby Creek, both of which are under a train trestle west of the station.

Prior to being named Gladstone, this station was known as Burmont; before that, it was known as Kellyville.

Station layout

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Electric Trains to Start Sunday . August 21, 2020 . The Chester Times . November 30, 1928 . 1. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142611/http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf . 2014-08-12 .