Clifton–Aldan (SEPTA station)

Clifton-Aldan
SEPTA regional rail and trolley station
Location Springfield Road & West Maryland Avenue
Clifton Heights, PA 19018
Coordinates 39°55′35″N 75°17′27″W / 39.92634°N 75.29075°W / 39.92634; -75.29075Coordinates: 39°55′35″N 75°17′27″W / 39.92634°N 75.29075°W / 39.92634; -75.29075
Owned by SEPTA
Line(s)
  Media/Elwyn Line
Platforms 2 side platforms (Media/Elwyn)
Sidewalks(Route 102)
Tracks 2 (Media/Elwyn), 2 (Route 102)
Connections
  Route 102

(Sharon Hill Trolley)

Construction
Parking 110 Free/32 with Permits
Other information
Fare zone 2
History
Opened 1880
Electrified 1928 (Media/Elwyn)
Previous names Aldan
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
toward Elwyn
Media/Elwyn Line
  Transfer  
toward Sharon Hill
Route 102
toward 69th Street
(Closed March 15, 2010)
toward Sharon Hill
  Former services  
Pennsylvania Railroad
toward West Chester
West Chester Branch

Clifton-Aldan is a station along the SEPTA Media/Elwyn Line. It is located at Springfield Road & West Maryland Avenue[1][2] and has a 110-space parking lot. In 2013, this station saw 351 boardings and 329 alightings on an average weekday.[3]

This station is also within a walking distance of the Clifton-Aldan stop of the Route 102 Trolley (additional fare needed). The trolley stop is on the portion of the line where the tracks run in the streets rather than on their own right-of-way. Trolleys run beneath a narrow and low 13 feet 4 inches (4.06 m) bridge over Springfield Road with a parallel pedestrian tunnel before approaching the regional railroad station.[4] South of the station, the Route 102 line moves from Springfield Road to Woodlawn Avenue. A shelter for the northbound trolley exists on Woodlawn Avenue near the corner of Springfield Road.

History

According to the Pennsylvania Railroad Stations Past & Present website, Clifton-Aldan Station was originally built in 1880 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as Aldan Station, in the style of a stone Victorian farm house 21/2 stories high.[5] Parking is available on the south side of the tracks on the corner of Springfield Road and West Maryland Avenue as well as on the north side of the tracks along Jefferson Street between South Springfield Road and South Penn Street.

On May 28, 2009, SEPTA approved a $2.6 million rehabilitation effort which will include Clifton-Aldan station.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ foursquare.com Retrieved November 11, 2015
  2. ↑ west2k.com Retrieved November 11, 2015
  3. ↑ SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61 PDF
  4. ↑ October 24, 2010 photo of SEPTA Media/Elwyn Line bridge over Route 102 Trolley, by Bob Wright (WorldNYCSubway.org)
  5. ↑ Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
  6. ↑ Many Septa station to get makeovers

External links

The Route 102 Trolley to Sharon Hill emerges from the bridge over Springfield Road in 1976.
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