Springfield Mall station

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Springfield Mall
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Springfield Mall SEPTA 101 Platform.JPG
The platform of Springfield Mall Route 101 Trolley Stop. Taken from the right-of-way.
General information
Location Sproul Road behind Springfield Mall
Springfield, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°55′06″N75°20′56″W / 39.9182°N 75.3488°W / 39.9182; -75.3488
Owned by SEPTA
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg SEPTA Suburban Bus : 107, 109, 110
Construction
Structure typeOpen acrylic glass shelter
ParkingYes
History
Electrified Overhead lines
Previous namesSproul Road
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Paper Mill Road Route 101 Thomson Avenue
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro.svg SEPTA Metro Following station
Paper Mill Road SEPTA D1 icon.svg Thomson Avenue

Springfield Mall station is a SEPTA Route 101 trolley stop in Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It is located on Sproul Road (PA 320) behind the parking lot of Springfield Mall. It is also located below the embankment of the Sproul Road Bridge, which crosses over the Route 101 trolley line.

Trolleys arriving at this station travel between 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania and Orange Street in Media, Pennsylvania. The station has an acrylic glass bus shelter where people can go inside when it is raining. It also has free parking, and a staircase leading to and from the Sproul Road Bridge. It was previously known strictly as Sproul Road station until the Springfield Mall was built in 1974. The station itself can be found on a hill below the back parking lot of the mall and has a single track as it enters Smedley County Park, and then becomes a two-track line again before crossing Pine Ridge Road.

Station layout

P
Platform level
Bidirectional      Route 101 toward Media – Orange Street (Paper Mill Road)
      Route 101 toward 69th Street (Thomson Avenue)
Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
Street levelExit/entrance



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