Merion (SEPTA station)

Merion

SEPTA regional rail

Location

293 Idris Road & Hazelhurst Road
Merion, PA, 19066

Owned by

Amtrak^[1]

Operated by

SEPTA

Line(s)

Paoli/Thorndale Line

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Construction

Parking

87 spaces (60 daily, 27 permit)

Bicycle facilities

6 racks (18 spaces)

Other information

Fare zone

History

Rebuilt

1995

Electrified

September 11, 1915^[2]

Traffic

Passengers (2011)

253^[3] (weekday boardings)

Services

Preceding station		SEPTA		Following station
Narberth toward Thorndale		Paoli/Thorndale Line		Overbrook toward Temple University

Merion is an above-ground commuter rail station located just outside the City of Philadelphia on Idris Road & Hazelhurst Avenue.^[4] It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains with the exception of a few express runs. The station is located in a residential neighborhood. Landmarks within one mile include the former Episcopal Academy (the building and grounds are now owned by St Joseph's University), the Barnes Foundation, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, and Akiba Hebrew Academy. The station is commonly used by both commuters and students. The closest bus connection is SEPTA Route 44, which stops about 3/4 of a mile away at Old Lancaster Road and Highland Avenue, near the Bala Cynwyd Library.

The inbound platform is located at Idris Road & Hazelhurst Avenue. The station building, constructed in 1914 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, is a designated historic building. SEPTA completed its most recent renovations of the building's slate tile roof and canopy for Thorndale-bound (west) trains in late 2007. The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 6:15 a.m.-11:00 a.m., 11:45 a.m.-2:00 p.m., excluding holidays.

The outbound platform is located near the intersection of Merion Road and Civic Circle. There are 87 parking spaces at the station, with six bicycle racks accommodating 18 bicycles. A post office is located on the outbound side of the tracks.

This station is in fare zone 2 and is 6.0 track miles from Suburban Station. It had an average of 253 weekday boardings and 339 weekday alightings in 2009.^[3]

Coordinates: 39°59′51″N 75°15′05″W / 39.997375°N 75.251276°W / 39.997375; -75.251276

References

↑ "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
↑ Tatnall, Frank (Fall 2015). "A Century of Catenary". Classic Trains 16 (3): 26.
1 2 "Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 71–72. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
↑ Google Maps

External links

Media related to Merion (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania

Founded 1713

Communities

Educational Institutions

Primary & Secondary Schools	Lower Merion School District Belmont Hills Elementary School Cynwyd Elementary School Gladwyne Elementary School Merion Elementary School Penn Valley Elementary School Penn Wynne Elementary School Bala Cynwyd Middle School Welsh Valley Middle School Harriton High School Lower Merion High School Baldwin School French International School of Philadelphia Friends' Central School Gladwyne Montessori School The Haverford School Merion Mercy Academy Rosemont School of the Holy Child Saint Margaret School Shipley School Torah Academy Waldron Mercy Academy

Colleges and universities	Bryn Mawr College Harcum College Rosemont College St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Saint Joseph's University Haverford College

Regional Rail Stations

Medical facilities

Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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