Crum Lynne station

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Crum Lynne
SEPTA.svg
Crum Lynne Station.jpg
Crum Lynne station platform in June 2014.
General information
Location350 West Ridley Avenue
Ridley Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°52′19″N75°19′52″W / 39.8719°N 75.3311°W / 39.8719; -75.3311
Owned by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Line(s) Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg SEPTA Suburban Bus: 114
Construction
Parking13 spaces [1]
AccessibleNo [2]
Other information
Fare zone3 [2]
History
Electrified1928 [3]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg 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

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.

Contents

Station layout

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.

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References

  1. "Crum Lynne Station". Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority . Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority . 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. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg