Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania

Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Glen Riddle
Coordinates: 39°53′38″N 75°26′2″W / 39.89389°N 75.43389°WCoordinates: 39°53′38″N 75°26′2″W / 39.89389°N 75.43389°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Delaware
Township	Middletown
Elevation	82 ft (25 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	19037, 19063
Area code(s)	610 and 484
GNIS feature ID	1203683[1]

Glen Riddle is an unincorporated community in Middletown Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Glen Riddle is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 452 and Parkmount Road/Glen Riddle Road north of the Chester Creek.^[2]

Glen Riddle train station

Glen Riddle
Former train station
Former Glen Riddle station site, May 2011.
Location	South Pennell Road Media, Pennsylvania.
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Pennsylvania Railroad, SEPTA R3 West Chester Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1 (formerly 2)
Construction
Structure type	demolished
History
Closed	1986
Electrified	1928
Services
No services   Former services   Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Lenni (closed 1986) toward West Chester West Chester Line R3 West Chester Williamson School (closed 1986) toward Suburban Station Pennsylvania Railroad Lenni toward West Chester West Chester Branch Williamson School toward Suburban Station

The Glen Riddle is a derelict train station located underneath the South Pennell Road (PA-452) overpass in Middletown Twp, Pennsylvania. The station was a stop on the Pennsylvania Railroad's West Chester line. It later became a part of SEPTA's R3 West Chester line.

The station, and all of those west of Elwyn, was closed in September 1986, due to deteriorating track conditions and Chester County's desire to expand facilities at Exton Station on SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale Line. Service was "temporarily suspended" at that time, with substitute bus service provided. Glen Riddle station still appears in publicly posted tariffs.

The station was demolished in the 1990s. Currently, the asphalt platform survives. Re-extension of SEPTA service to Wawa station would pass by the location without stopping, although the Wawa Extension provides for construction of a new Glen Riddle station on the same site if demand warrants it.

References

1. "Glen Riddle". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. Metro Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Map) (19th ed.). 1"=2000'. ADC Map. 2006. p. 3696. § A7. ISBN 978-0-87530-777-0.