Wallingford (SEPTA station)
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Wallingford SEPTA regional rail |
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Address | Kershaw Avenue & Possum Hollow Road Wallingford, Pennsylvania 19086 |
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Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Electrified | 1928 | ||||||||||
Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||
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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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- ^ Tricentennial Commission. A History of Nether Providence Township. 1987.