Wallingford (SEPTA station)

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Wallingford
SEPTA regional rail
Station statistics
Address Kershaw Avenue & Possum Hollow Road
Wallingford, Pennsylvania 19086
Coordinates 39°54′13″N 75°22′18″W / 39.90362, -75.37165
Lines
R3
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Electrified 1928
Fare zone 3
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
toward Elwyn
R3

Wallingford is a railway station along the SEPTA R3 line, the former Pennsylvania Railroad West Chester Line. It is located at Kershaw Avenue & Possum Hollow Road, Wallingford, Pennsylvania 19086.

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 and designed by architect Frank Furness. For a time, this station also served as Wallingord's post office.[1]

Sales Hours: Mon-Fri 5:30a.m.-12:15p.m. Number of Parking Spaces: 61

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  1. ^ Tricentennial Commission. A History of Nether Providence Township. 1987.