Glenolden station

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Glenolden
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Glenolden station platform as seen from the south side of the tracks looking east.
General information
Location83 East Glenolden Avenue
Glenolden, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates 39°53′47″N75°17′23″W / 39.896362°N 75.289854°W / 39.896362; -75.289854
Owned by SEPTA
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.svg 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
Location
Glenolden station

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.

Contents

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.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA . April 16, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
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