Secane (SEPTA station)

Secane
SEPTA regional rail
Looking north at Secane Station
Location	1297 Providence Road Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, 19018
Coordinates	39°54′57″N 75°18′35″W / 39.91574°N 75.30986°WCoordinates: 39°54′57″N 75°18′35″W / 39.91574°N 75.30986°W
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Media/Elwyn Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1880
Electrified	1928
Previous names	Spring Hill
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Morton toward Elwyn Media/Elwyn Line Primos toward Temple University   Former services   Pennsylvania Railroad Morton toward West Chester West Chester Branch Primos toward Suburban Station

Secane is a station along the SEPTA Media/Elwyn Line, the former Pennsylvania Railroad West Chester Line. It is located at Providence Road & South Avenue in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania and parking is available only via permit. In 2013, this station saw 483 boardings and 379 alightings on an average weekday.^[1]

The station consists of two platforms with plexiglass shelters on the east side of Providence Road across from the end of South Street. A serpentine stone building originally built in 1880 by the Pennsylvania Railroad^[2] serves as the station and ticket office, with an insurance office occupying the level at the parking lot.^[3] This station was originally known as Spring Hill, a name which can still be found on the cornerstone of the building.

Improvements

SEPTA has plans to upgrade this station by Spring 2017. The upgrades include installation of new high-level platforms, building a station building and canopy, and a tunnel under the tracks to switch directions.^[4]

References

1. SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61 PDF
2. Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
3. Images of Secane Station
4. http://septa.org/rebuilding/station/secane.html

External links

• SEPTA - Secane Station
• Station from Providence Road from Google Maps Street View