The station, and all of those west of Elwyn station, was closed in September 1986, due to deteriorating track conditions and Chester County's desire to expand facilities at Exton station on SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale Line. Service was "temporarily suspended" at that time, with substitute bus service provided. Darlington station still appears in publicly posted tariffs. Darlington station was named after the dairy located at that place. For years it was a flag stop, but was abandoned and then re-established. However, Darlington Station was demolished shortly after service ended. The concrete curb for the platform edge and the access road are all that remain.
Looking up the access road to the former Darlington station in 2017
Darling, Pennsylvaniaedit
A post office was established at the station in 1879, which led to the place name Darling being officially recognized.[3] The GNIS classifies it as a populated place with "Darlington" recognized as a variant.[4] The post office remained in operation until 1964.[5] "Darling" was used to prevent confusion with the town of Darlington located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
1896 Decision Card
Referencesedit
^Tulsky, Fredric N. (September 24, 1981). "Rail Cuts Approved by SEPTA". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 23. Retrieved October 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Electric Trains to Start Sunday". The Chester Times. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 31.
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Darling
^"Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
External linksedit
Media related to Darlington station (SEPTA) at Wikimedia Commons
Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
January 01, 1970
darlington, station, septa, darlington, station, defunct, commuter, rail, station, septa, regional, rail, west, chester, line, located, darlington, road, chester, heights, pennsylvania, originally, built, west, chester, philadelphia, railroad, later, served, p. Darlington station is a defunct commuter rail station on the SEPTA Regional Rail R3 West Chester Line located at 612 Darlington Road in Chester Heights Pennsylvania Originally built by the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad it later served the Pennsylvania Railroad s West Chester Branch which finally became SEPTA s R3 line DarlingtonFormer SEPTA Regional Rail stationFormer Darlington station site in March 2017 General informationLocationDarlington Road Chester Heights PennsylvaniaCoordinates39 54 14 N 75 28 09 W 39 9039 N 75 4692 W 39 9039 75 4692Owned bySEPTALine s West Chester LinePlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typedemolishedHistoryClosedOctober 4 1981 1 ElectrifiedDecember 2 1928 2 Former servicesPreceding station SEPTA Following station Glen Millstoward West Chester West Chester Line Wawatoward Suburban Station Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Glen Millstoward West Chester West Chester Line Wawatoward Suburban Station The station and all of those west of Elwyn station was closed in September 1986 due to deteriorating track conditions and Chester County s desire to expand facilities at Exton station on SEPTA s Paoli Thorndale Line Service was temporarily suspended at that time with substitute bus service provided Darlington station still appears in publicly posted tariffs Darlington station was named after the dairy located at that place For years it was a flag stop but was abandoned and then re established However Darlington Station was demolished shortly after service ended The concrete curb for the platform edge and the access road are all that remain Looking up the access road to the former Darlington station in 2017Darling Pennsylvania editA post office was established at the station in 1879 which led to the place name Darling being officially recognized 3 The GNIS classifies it as a populated place with Darlington recognized as a variant 4 The post office remained in operation until 1964 5 Darling was used to prevent confusion with the town of Darlington located in Beaver County Pennsylvania nbsp 1896 Decision CardReferences edit Tulsky Fredric N September 24 1981 Rail Cuts Approved by SEPTA The Philadelphia Inquirer p 23 Retrieved October 30 2017 via Newspapers com nbsp Electric Trains to Start Sunday The Chester Times November 30 1928 p 1 Retrieved August 21 2020 via Newspapers com nbsp Moyer Armond Moyer Winifred 1958 The origins of unusual place names Keystone Pub Associates p 31 U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Darling Post Offices Jim Forte Postal History Retrieved 5 January 2017 External links edit nbsp Media related to Darlington station SEPTA at Wikimedia Commons Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County Pennsylvania Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Darlington station SEPTA amp oldid 1182680403, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
