Garrettford station

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Garretford station
General information
LocationEdmonds Avenue & Garrett Road
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.
Coordinates 39°56′38″N75°17′46″W / 39.944°N 75.296°W / 39.944; -75.296
Owned by SEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
History
Electrified Overhead lines
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Drexel Manor
toward Sharon Hill
Route 102 Drexel Hill Junction
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro.svg SEPTA Metro Following station
Drexel Manor SEPTA D2 icon.svg Drexel Hill Junction

Garrettford station is a SEPTA Route 102 trolley stop in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. It is officially located at Edmonds Avenue and Garrett Road, however, the actual location is at the intersection of Edmonds Avenue, Jones Street and Mill Lane, which is south of Garrett Road. The trolley line crosses the aforementioned intersection at the southwest corner of Edmonds Avenue and Jones Street, to the northeast corner of Edmonds Avenue and Mill Lane.

Trolleys arriving at this station travel between 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania and Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania. Garrettford is the first/last stop along the Route 102 line that doesn't share a right-of-way with the Route 101 line to Media, Pennsylvania. The station has a shed with a roof where people can go inside when it is raining. This shed is located on the southwest corner of Edmonds Avenue & Jones Street along the east side of the tracks. An abandoned parking lot exists at the southeast corner of Edmonds Avenue & Garrett Road along the west side of the tracks.

Station layout

P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound      Route 102 toward Sharon Hill (Drexel Manor)
Inbound      Route 102 toward 69th Street (Drexel Hill Junction)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street levelExit/entrance


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