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)
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
toward Elwyn
Media/Elwyn Line
  Former services  
Pennsylvania Railroad
toward West Chester
West Chester Branch

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

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