Drexel Hill Junction station

Drexel Hill Junction (also known as Shadeland Avenue) is a SEPTA Media-Sharon Hill Trolley Line station in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. It is located near Hillcrest Road and Shadeland Avenue, and serves both Routes 101 and 102. Drexel Hill Junction is the last stop where Routes 101 and 102 share the same right-of-way.

Drexel Hill Junction
A Brilliner at Drexel Hill Junction in 1969.
General information
LocationHillcrest Road & Shadeland Avenue
Drexel Hill, PA
Coordinates39.9471°N 75.2926°W / 39.9471; -75.2926
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsSuburban Bus SEPTA Suburban Bus: 107
Construction
Structure typeThree sheds
ParkingNo
History
ElectrifiedOverhead lines
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Huey Avenue Route 101 Irvington Road
Garrettford Route 102

Trolleys arriving at this station travel between 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania and either Orange Street in Media, Pennsylvania for the Route 101 line, or Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania for the Route 102 line. The station has 2 covered sheds where people can go inside when it is raining. It serves as a stop for both local and express lines. The tracks split between Shadeland and Turner Avenues. A storage track exists between the wye that terminates across from the intersection of Turner and Berry Avenues. No parking is available at this station, and bus connections are limited.

The sheds include an original P&W-era stone shelter on the southeast corner of Shadeland Avenue with a heavy gabled roof and green window frames with no glass. The shelter on the northeast corner of Shadeland Avenue is a square green stucco shelter with both an enclosed and open area, and an angled-roof tilting slightly down towards Hillcrest Road.

Station layout

P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound      Route 101 toward Woodland Avenue or Media – Orange Street (Huey Avenue)
     Route 102 toward Sharon Hill (Garrettford)
Inbound      Route 101 toward 69th Street (Irvington Road)
     Route 102 toward 69th Street (Irvington Road)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance


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