Media station (SEPTA)

Not to be confused with Media–Orange Street station.

Media
General information
Location	309 Media Station Road, Media, Pennsylvania 19063
Coordinates	39°54′50″N75°23′40″W / 39.9139°N 75.3945°W / 39.9139; -75.3945
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	231 spaces
Accessible	yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	October 19, 1854 [1]
Electrified	December 2, 1928 [2]
Passengers
2017	512 boardings 492 alightings (weekday average) [3]
Rank	48 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Elwyn toward Wawa Station Media/Wawa Line Moylan–Rose Valley toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Elwyn toward West Chester West Chester Line Moylan–Rose Valley toward Suburban Station
Location

Media station is a SEPTA regional rail station in Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, ^{[4] [5]} near Media. It serves the Media/Wawa Line, the former Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) West Chester Line. It is located at 301 Media Station Road (Orange Street and Station Road). The station includes a 231-space parking lot. In 2013, this station saw 692 boardings and 533 alightings on an average weekday. ^[6]

Media station was built in 1960 by the PRR and is located several blocks away from Media–Orange Street station, the terminus of the Route 101 line. However, no direct connection exists between the station and the trolley stop.

Woodrow Wilson spoke at the Media station in 1912 during his first election campaign.^{[ citation needed ]}

Station layout

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

References

1. Jeffries, E. (October 21, 1854). "West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad". The Public Ledger. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 4. Retrieved January 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Electric Trains to Start Sunday". The Chester Times. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
4. "Zoning Map". Upper Providence Township. Retrieved April 23, 2020. - The map indicates the location of the station with "SEPTA".
5. "Media". SEPTA . Retrieved April 23, 2020. 309 Media Station Road Media, PA 19063 - Compare with the township map.
6. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2014.

External links

Media related to Media station (SEPTA) at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA – Media station
• Orange Street entrance from Google Maps Street View