Swarthmore station explained

Swarthmore
Style:SEPTA
Style2:SEPTA Regional Rail
Symbol Location:septa
Symbol:septa
Address:2 South Chester Road (PA 320), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081
Coordinates:39.9022°N -75.351°W
Other: SEPTA Suburban Bus:
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Passengers:790 boardings
825 alightings
(weekday average)[1]
Pass Year:2017
Opened:October 19, 1854[2] [3]
Electrified:December 2, 1928[4]
Accessible:yes
Owned:SEPTA
Zone:3
Former:Westdale
Pass Rank:23 of 146
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Other Services Header:Former services
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:14

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/Wawa Line.

In 2013, this station saw 765 boardings and 699 alightings on an average weekday.[5] 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/Wawa 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[6] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update. . June 2020 . 24 . March 11, 2022.
  2. News: Jeffries . E. . West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad . February 3, 2022 . The Public Ledger . October 21, 1854 . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 4. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Henderson . Robert . Public Sale of Very Desirable Real Estate . February 3, 2022 . The Public Ledger . February 8, 1856 . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . 3. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Electric Trains to Start Sunday . August 21, 2020 . The Chester Times . November 30, 1928 . 1. Newspapers.com.
  5. 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 .
  6. http://www.west2k.com/pastations/delawarepa.htm Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania