Swarthmore station

Swarthmore
General information
Location	2 South Chester Road (PA 320), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081
Coordinates	39°54′08″N75°21′04″W / 39.902221°N 75.350985°W / 39.902221; -75.350985
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus : 109
Construction
Accessible	yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	October 19, 1854 [1] [2]
Electrified	December 2, 1928 [3]
Previous names	Westdale
Passengers
2017	790 boardings 825 alightings (weekday average) [4]
Rank	23 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Wallingford toward Wawa Station Media/Wawa Line Morton toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Wallingford toward West Chester West Chester Line Morton toward Suburban Station
Location

Swarthmore station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Located on Chester Road between downtown Swarthmore and Swarthmore College, it serves the Media/Wawa Line.

In 2013, this station saw 765 boardings and 699 alightings on an average weekday. ^[5] Dollar-a-day parking and permit parking are available. It is the first outward-bound Zone 3 station from the central Philadelphia stations. It is the busiest station on the Media/Wawa Line outside of Center City. The adult fare to and from Central Philadelphia is currently $5 during off-peak hours, with an additional $2 surcharge assessed for those who buy a ticket on the train, regardless of whether the ticket window is open.

The ticket office is located on the inbound side of the tracks in a building used otherwise by Swarthmore College and the Chester Children's Chorus. The building was originally built in 1880 by the Pennsylvania Railroad ^[6] and formerly held the Jumping Cow cafe. Swarthmore's main street, Chester Road, has passed under the station since 1931. Before Swarthmore College was opened, the station was known as Westdale. ^[7]

Station layout

Swarthmore has two low-level side platforms.

Bibliography

• Westcott, Thompson (1875). The Official Guide Book to Philadelphia. A New Handbook for Strangers and Citizens. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Porter and Coates. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

References

1. Jeffries, E. (October 21, 1854). "West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad". The Public Ledger. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 4. Retrieved February 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. Henderson, Robert (February 8, 1856). "Public Sale of Very Desirable Real Estate". The Public Ledger. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 3. Retrieved February 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Electric Trains to Start Sunday". The Chester Times. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
5. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2014.
6. Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
7. Westcott 1875, p. 176.

External links

Media related to Swarthmore station at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA – Swarthmore station
• Station from Google Maps Street View