Gladstone station (SEPTA)

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Gladstone
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General information
Location198 Walsh Road, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°55′58″N75°16′56″W / 39.93277°N 75.28218°W / 39.93277; -75.28218
Owned by SEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Fare zone2
History
ElectrifiedDecember 2, 1928 [1]
Previous names
  • Kellyville
  • Burmont
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Clifton–Aldan
toward Wawa
Media/Wawa Line Lansdowne
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Clifton
toward West Chester
West Chester Line Lansdowne

Gladstone station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station which is located in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. Situated at Walsh and Madison Roads, it serves the Media/Wawa Line.

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History and architectural features

In 2013, this station saw 208 boardings and 275 alightings on an average weekday. [2]

The station includes a 108-space parking lot; additional parking may be found on the opposite side of the tracks off Scottdale Road, which itself runs along Darby Creek, both of which are under a train trestle west of the station.

Prior to being named Gladstone, this station was known as Burmont; before that, it was known as Kellyville.

Station layout

Gladstone has two low-level side platforms with a connecting pathway across the tracks.

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References

  1. "Electric Trains to Start Sunday". The Chester Times. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12.

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