Wallingford station (SEPTA)

Wallingford station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. Located at Kershaw Road and Possum Hollow Road, it serves the Media/Wawa Line. In 2017, this station saw 280 boardings and 287 alightings on an average weekday.^[3] It is in Nether Providence Township.^[4][5]

Wallingford
View from outbound platform
General information
Location	141 East Possum Hollow Road, Wallingford, Pennsylvania 19086
Coordinates	39.90362°N 75.37165°W / 39.90362; -75.37165
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	61 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Rebuilt	1880 or 1890
Electrified	December 2, 1928[1]
Passengers
2017	280 boardings 287 alightings (weekday average)[2]
Rank	94 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Moylan–Rose Valley toward Wawa Station Media/Wawa Line Swarthmore toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Moylan–Rose Valley toward West Chester West Chester Line Swarthmore toward Suburban Station
Location

The station was established by the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1855, when the rail line was extended to Media through Wallingford, passing and freight sidings were built at the location. The present station was built in 1890 by contractor Charles R. Kohl and Bros.^[6] While often attributed to architect Frank Furness, whose brother lived nearby, the station is based on a standard Pennsylvania Railroad plan designed by W. Bleddyn Powell. Other examples of the design were built in locations including Schuylkill Haven, Hamburg, Holmesburg Junction, Wissinoming, and Wilmerding, among others.^[7] For a time, this station also served as Wallingford's post office.^[8]

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  Inbound train on the outbound track during repairs in 2015
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  View from the parking lot

Station layout

Wallingford has two low-level side platforms with a connecting pathway across the tracks.