Glenolden station

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Glenolden
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Glenolden SEPTA station as seen from the South side of the tracks looking east.
LocationEast Glenolden Avenue near Chester Pike
Glenolden, PA 19036
Coordinates39°53′47″N 75°17′23″W / 39.896362°N 75.289854°W / 39.896362; -75.289854Coordinates: 39°53′47″N 75°17′23″W / 39.896362°N 75.289854°W / 39.896362; -75.289854
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessNo
Other information
Fare zone2
History
OpenedNovember 18, 1872[1]
ElectrifiedSeptember 30, 1928[2]
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
toward Washington, DC
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Philadelphia
Terminus
Norwood
toward Wilmington
Wilmington Line Folcroft

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.

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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Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Marcus Hook, Wilmington or Newark (Norwood)
Outbound      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Marcus Hook, Wilmington or Newark (Norwood)
← Amtrak services do not stop here
Inbound Amtrak services do not stop here →
     Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Temple University (Folcroft)
Inbound      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Temple University (Folcroft)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance to Glenolden Avenue and parking

References[]

  1. ^ Kenney, H.F. (November 19, 1872). "Darby Improvement Timetable". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 7. Retrieved April 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access

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