Crum Lynne station is a station on the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line. Though the station sits along the Northeast Corridor, it is not served by any Amtrak intercity services. The station, located at Chester Pike (US 13) & West Ridley Avenue in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, is actually northeast of the community the station is named for. It was named by a then-Pennsylvania Railroad vice president after Crumlin, Wales, where his mother was born. It includes a 14-space parking lot, and sheltered platforms on both West Ridley Avenue and Chester Pike.

Crum Lynne
Crum Lynne station platform in June 2014.
General information
Location350 West Ridley Avenue
Ridley Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°52′19″N 75°19′52″W / 39.8719°N 75.3311°W / 39.8719; -75.3311
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport SEPTA Suburban Bus: 114
Construction
Parking13 spaces[1]
AccessibleNo[2]
Other information
Fare zone3[2]
History
Electrified1928[3]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Eddystone
toward Newark
Wilmington/​Newark Line Ridley Park
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Baldwin
toward Wilmington
Wilmington Line Ridley Park
Location
Map

Station layout

edit

Crum Lynne has two low-level side platforms with walkways connecting passengers to the inner tracks. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor lines bypass the station via the inner tracks.

References

edit
  1. ^ "Crum Lynne Station". SEPTA. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.  
edit