Glen Riddle station

Glen Riddle
Former Glen Riddle station site in March 2017.
General information
Location	Pennell Road (PA 452), Middletown Township, Pennsylvania 19063
Coordinates	39°53′48″N75°26′11″W / 39.8967°N 75.4363°W / 39.8967; -75.4363
System	Former SEPTA Regional Rail station
Owned by	SEPTA
Line	West Chester Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1 (formerly 2)
Construction
Structure type	demolished
History
Closed	September 19, 1986 [1]
Electrified	December 2, 1928 [2]
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Lenni toward West Chester West Chester Line Williamson School toward Suburban Station Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Lenni toward West Chester West Chester Line Williamson School toward Suburban Station
Location

The Glen Riddle station was a commuter rail station which was located on the SEPTA Regional Rail R3 West Chester Line. Situated underneath the South Pennell Road (PA-452) overpass in Middletown Township, Pennsylvania, it was originally built by the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad, and later served the Pennsylvania Railroad's West Chester Branch, which finally became SEPTA's R3 line.

History and architectural features

SEPTA lollipop sign for the former Glen Riddle station in 2017

The station, along with all of those west of Elwyn, was closed in September 1986, due to deteriorating track conditions and Chester County's desire to expand facilities at Exton station on SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale Line. Service was "temporarily suspended" at that time, with substitute bus service provided.

The Glen Riddle station still appears in publicly posted tariffs.

The station was demolished in the 1990s; the asphalt platform and access road survives. Resumption of SEPTA service to Wawa Station does not include an intermediate stop at Glen Riddle, although the service restoration project provides for construction of a new station if demand warrants.

References

1. "The Potential of Rail Service to West Chester Borough". Borough of West Chester. p. 24. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
2. "Electric Trains to Start Sunday". The Chester Times. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020– via Newspapers.com.

External links

Media related to Glen Riddle (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons