Primos station

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Primos
SEPTA.svg
Primos Station.jpg
Primos station in January 2013, after construction of the high-level platforms.
Location501 Oak Avenue
(Oak and Secane Avenues)
Primos, Pennsylvania, 19018
Coordinates39°55′18″N 75°17′54″W / 39.92163°N 75.29845°W / 39.92163; -75.29845Coordinates: 39°55′18″N 75°17′54″W / 39.92163°N 75.29845°W / 39.92163; -75.29845
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsSuburban Bus SEPTA Suburban Bus: 107
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
ElectrifiedDecember 2, 1928[1]
Previous namesOak Lane
Passengers
1,355 (average weekday)[2]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Secane
toward Elwyn
Media/Elwyn Line Clifton–Aldan
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Secane West Chester Line Clifton

Primos station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in the Primos area of Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania. Located at Oak and Secane Avenues, it serves the Media/Elwyn Line. In 2013, this station saw 322 boardings and 398 alightings on an average weekday.[3] It consists of a pre-fabricated office trailer on one platform, and an open brick shelter on the other, and includes a 52-car parking lot. Before becoming an established station, Primos was a flag stop known as Oak Lane.

Station layout[]

Primos has two high-level side platforms.

G
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound      Media/Elwyn Line toward Elwyn (Secane)  
Inbound      Media/Elwyn Line toward Temple University (Clifton – Aldan)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance and parking

References[]

  1. ^ "Electric Trains to Start Sunday". The Chester Times. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ http://www.septa.org/strategic-plan/reports/FY-2020-Annual-Service-Plan.pdf
  3. ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12.

External links[]

The shelter at Primos prior to construction of the high level platforms


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