Moylan–Rose Valley station
Moylan–Rose Valley station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania.[3][4] Located at 4 Manchester Road, it serves the Media/Wawa Line. The station has a 149-space parking lot and a post office at the station. The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is about 100 yards north of the station.
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| Location | 4 Manchester Road Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39.9058°N 75.3882°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 149 spaces | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1870 | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | December 2, 1928[1] | ||||||||||||
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| 486 (average weekday)[2] | |||||||||||||
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History
It is located near the communities of Media, Moylan, and Rose Valley. Originally known as Manchester, and later Moylan, the current name reflects its geographical location near those areas.
Station layout
Moylan–Rose Valley has two low-level side platforms with a connecting pathway across the tracks.
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| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Outbound | ← Media/Wawa Line toward Wawa (Media) |
| Inbound | Media/Wawa Line toward Temple University (Wallingford) → |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Street level | Exit/entrance and parking |
Gallery
Eastbound (inbound) platform
Westbound (outbound) shelter
Train arriving from Philadelphia
References
- "Electric Trains to Start Sunday". The Chester Times. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "SEPTA Planning" (PDF).
- "Zoning Map" (PDF). Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2020-04-23. - Compare to the location of the station.
- "Moylan-Rose Valley". SEPTA. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
491 Osage Lane & Manchester Avenue Media, PA 19063
External links
Media related to Moylan – Rose Valley (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons
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