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Glenolden_station Latitude and Longitude:

39°53′47″N 75°17′23″W / 39.896362°N 75.289854°W / 39.896362; -75.289854
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Glenolden
Glenolden station platform as seen from the south side of the tracks looking east.
General information
Location83 East Glenolden Avenue
Glenolden, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°53′47″N 75°17′23″W / 39.896362°N 75.289854°W / 39.896362; -75.289854
Owned by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Line(s) Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Parking73 spaces [1]
AccessibleNo [2]
Other information
Fare zone2 [2]
History
OpenedNovember 18, 1872 (1872-11-18) [3]
Electrified1928 [4]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Norwood
toward Newark
Wilmington/​Newark Line Folcroft
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Prospect Park Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Philadelphia
Terminus
Norwood
toward Wilmington
Wilmington Line Folcroft

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.

Station layout

Glenolden 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

  1. ^ "Glenolden Station". Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Kenney, H.F. (November 19, 1872). "Darby Improvement Timetable". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 7. Retrieved April 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

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