Secane station
Secane station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Secane, Pennsylvania. It serves the Media/Wawa Line and previously served the Pennsylvania Railroad. It is located at Providence Road and South Avenue, and parking is available via permit.
Secane station after reconstruction in September 2020. | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | 1297 Providence Road Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, 19018 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°54′57″N 75°18′35″W / 39.91574°N 75.30986°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 1880 | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | December 2, 1928[1] | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Spring Hill (–1886)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | 564 boardings 499 alightings (weekday average)[3] | ||||||||||||
| Rank | 42 of 146 | ||||||||||||
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The station consists of two platforms with shelters on the east side of Providence Road across from the end of South Street. A serpentinite stone building originally built in 1880 by the Pennsylvania Railroad[4] serves as the station and ticket office, with an insurance office occupying the level at the parking lot.[5] The station opened as Spring Hill, retaining that name until 1886.[2] The previous name can still be found on the cornerstone of the building.
Improvements edit
In September 2019 SEPTA completed a series of upgrades to this station. The upgrades include the installation high-level platforms and a new station building and canopy. The Secane station upgrade was made possible by funding provided by the Commonwealth's Act 89 funds. [6]
Station layout edit
Secane has two high-level side platforms.
| G | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Outbound | ← Media/Wawa Line toward Wawa (Morton) |
| Inbound | Media/Wawa Line toward Temple University (Primos) → |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Street level | Exit/entrance and parking |
References edit
- ^ "Electric Trains to Start Sunday". The Chester Times. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "The County Seat". Chester Evening Times. December 8, 1886. p. 4. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- ^ Images of Secane Station
- ^ "SEPTA rides into the future with new Secane station". Delco Times. 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
External links edit
Media related to Secane station at Wikimedia Commons
- Secane Station | SEPTA
- Station from Providence Road from Google Maps Street View