Glenolden station is a SEPTA train station on the Wilmington/Newark Line in Pennsylvania. Amtrak does not stop here; it is served only by SEPTA. The line offers southbound service to Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia. Located at Glenolden Avenue and Willow Way in Glenolden, the station has a 71-space parking lot.
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Location | 83 East Glenolden Avenue Glenolden, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°53′47″N 75°17′23″W / 39.896362°N 75.289854°W | |||||||||||||||||
Owned by | SEPTA | |||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | |||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 73 spaces[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Accessible | No[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 2[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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Opened | November 18, 1872[3] | |||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1928[4] | |||||||||||||||||
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Station layout
editGlenolden 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- ^ "Glenolden Station". SEPTA. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA. April 16, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ Kenney, H.F. (November 19, 1872). "Darby Improvement Timetable". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 7. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
edit- SEPTA – Glenolden station
- Glenolden Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View Archived November 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine