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{{Short description|SEPTA Regional Rail station in Media, Pennsylvania}}
{{Infobox Station
{{Infobox Station
| name=Elwyn
| name = Elwyn
| style=SEPTA | style2=SEPTA Regional Rail
| style = SEPTA
| style2 = SEPTA Regional Rail
| symbol_location=septa
| symbol_location = septa
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| symbol = septa
| image=Elwyn Station.JPG
| image = Elwyn Station.JPG
| image_caption= Platforms at Elwyn station
| image_caption = Platforms at Elwyn station
| address=35 Elwyn Avenue<br>[[Media, Pennsylvania]] 19063
| address = 35 Elwyn Avenue<br>[[Media, Pennsylvania]] 19063
| coordinates={{coord|39.90780|N|75.41124|W|type:railwaystation_region:US-PA|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|39.90780|N|75.41124|W|type:railwaystation_region:US-PA|display=inline,title}}
| other={{bus icon|12px|Suburban Bus}} '''[[SEPTA Suburban Bus]]''': {{SEPTA bus link|117}}
| other = {{bus icon|12px|Suburban Bus}} '''[[SEPTA Suburban Bus]]''': {{SEPTA bus link|117}}
| structure=
| structure =
| platform=2 [[side platform]]s
| platform = 2 [[side platform]]s
| depth=
| depth =
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| levels =
| tracks=2
| tracks = 2
| parking=
| parking =
| bicycle=
| bicycle =
| passengers= 794 (average weekday)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.septa.org/strategic-plan/reports/FY-2020-Annual-Service-Plan.pdf|title=SEPTA Planning}}</ref>
| passengers = 425 boardings<br/>369 alightings<br/>(weekday average)<ref>{{cite web | title=Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update| publisher=[[SEPTA]] | date=June 2020 | url=https://planning.septa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FY-2021_Service_Plan_Update.docx | page=24 | access-date=March 11, 2022}}</ref>
| pass_year=
| pass_year = 2017
| pass_percent=
| pass_percent =
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| opened =
| closed=
| closed =
| rebuilt = June&nbsp;1, 1975 (SEPTA)<ref name="1975opening">{{cite news |author1=[[SEPTA]] |title=Elwyn. We've Got You Coming and Going |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93312988/elwyn-station-may-28-1975/ |access-date=January 23, 2022 |work=The Delaware County Daily Times |date=May 28, 1975 |location=[[Chester, Pennsylvania]] |page=2|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{open access}}</ref><br>1990
| rebuilt=1990
| electrified=
| electrified =
| ADA=yes
| accessible = yes
| code=
| code =
| owned=[[SEPTA]]
| owned = [[SEPTA]]
| zone=3
| zone = 3
| former=Greenwood
| former = Greenwood
| pass_rank = 61 of 146
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| services= {{Adjacent stations|system1=SEPTA
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=SEPTA|line=Media/Wawa|left=Wawa|right=Media}}
|line1=Media/Elwyn|right1=Media
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| other_services_collapsible = yes
|line2=Media/Elwyn|left2=Wawa|right2=Media|to-left2=Wawa|note-left2=Future service starting 2021
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| other_services_header = Former services
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| other_services_collapsible=yes
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| other_services_header=Former services
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|line1=West Chester|left1=Williamson School|right1=Media
|line1=West Chester|left1=Williamson School|right1=Media
|system2=Pennsylvania Railroad
|system2=Pennsylvania Railroad
|line2=West Chester Line|left2=Williamson School|right2=Media
|line2=West Chester Line|left2=Williamson School|right2=Media
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'''Elwyn station''' is a [[SEPTA Regional Rail]] station in [[Media, Pennsylvania]]. It is the southern terminus of the [[SEPTA]] [[Media/Elwyn Line]].
'''Elwyn station''' is a [[SEPTA Regional Rail]] station in [[Media, Pennsylvania]]. It was the former southern terminus of the [[SEPTA]] Media/Elwyn Line until its 2022 re-expansion to become the [[Media/Wawa Line]].


In 2013, the station saw 510 boardings and 496 alightings on an average weekday.<ref>[http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf SEPTA (May 2014). ''Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan.'' p. 61] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142611/http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf |date=August 12, 2014 }}</ref> Service initially continued west to [[West Chester station (West Chester Railroad)|West Chester station]], but was suspended on September 1986 due to poor track conditions. SEPTA service as far west as [[Wawa station]] is planned to be restored by the end of 2021.<ref name="Elwyn-Wawa">{{cite web |url=http://septa.org/rebuilding/station/elwyn-wawa.html |title=Elwyn to Wawa |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Rebuilding the System |publisher=Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) |location=Philadelphia, PA |access-date=2018-08-11}}</ref>
In 2013, the station saw 510 boardings and 496 alightings on an average weekday.<ref>[http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf SEPTA (May 2014). ''Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan.'' p. 61] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142611/http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf |date= August 12, 2014 }}</ref> Service initially continued west to [[West Chester station (West Chester Railroad)|West Chester station]], but was suspended in September 1986 due to poor track conditions. SEPTA service as far west as [[Wawa station]] was restored on August 21, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Service Restoration Update – January 2022 |url=https://middletowndelcopa.gov/vertical/sites/%7BE08CD8FE-6BF2-4104-AF8F-C16770381A63%7D/uploads/Elwyn_to_Wawa_Service_Restoration_Project_Update_-_January_2022.pdf |website=[[Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Middletown Township]] |publisher=[[SEPTA|Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority]] |access-date=25 May 2022}}</ref>


In 2009, SEPTA added 90 parking spaces to Elwyn station.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kyw1060.com/pages/5686070.php?contentType=4&contentId=5063104|title=kyw1060.com|date=5 March 2021|publisher=}}</ref>
In 2009, SEPTA added 90 parking spaces to Elwyn station.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kyw1060.com/pages/5686070.php?contentType=4&contentId=5063104|title=kyw1060.com|date=5 March 2021|publisher=}}</ref>


Prior to being named Elwyn, the station was known as '''Greenwood'''.<ref name="greenwood">{{cite news|last1=Williamson|first1=C. Frank|title=Blizzard of 1888 Tied Up Transporttion in Media|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17372210/elwyngreenwood_may_13_1953/|accessdate=February 11, 2018|work=Delaware County Daily Times|date=May 13, 1953|page=39|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{open access}}</ref>
Prior to being named Elwyn, the station was known as '''Greenwood'''.<ref name="greenwood">{{cite news|last1=Williamson|first1=C. Frank|title=Blizzard of 1888 Tied Up Transportation in Media|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17372210/elwyngreenwood_may_13_1953/|accessdate=February 11, 2018|work=Delaware County Daily Times|date=May 13, 1953|page=39|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{open access}}</ref>


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==Station layout==
==Station layout==
Elwyn has two low-level [[side platform]]s with a connecting pathway across the tracks.
Elwyn has two low-level [[side platform]]s with a connecting pathway across the tracks.

{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=6 valign=bottom width=50|'''G'''
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right</small>
|-
|'''Inbound'''
|{{0|←}} {{rcb|system=SEPTA|line=Media/Elwyn|inline=yes}} toward [[Temple University station|Temple University]] <small>([[Media station (SEPTA)|Media]])</small> →
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|'''Inbound'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|←}} {{rcb|system=SEPTA|line=Media/Elwyn|inline=yes}} toward [[Temple University station|Temple University]] <small>([[Media station (SEPTA)|Media]])</small> →
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-top:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|Street level
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400|Exit/entrance and parking
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commonscat|Elwyn (SEPTA station)}}
{{commons category|Elwyn (SEPTA station)}}
*{{SEPTA links}}
*[http://www.septa.org/stations/rail/elwyn.html Elwyn Station]
* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=39.908559,-75.411036&spn=0.003917,0.013679&z=17&layer=c&cbll=39.908248,-75.411415&panoid=tG60wnD9dqaUm-I-Pc67kg&cbp=12,154.43,,0,-7.71 Station from Google Maps Street View]
*[https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=39.908559,-75.411036&spn=0.003917,0.013679&z=17&layer=c&cbll=39.908248,-75.411415&panoid=tG60wnD9dqaUm-I-Pc67kg&cbp=12,154.43,,0,-7.71 Station from Google Maps Street View]

{{SEPTA Regional Rail stations}}
{{SEPTA Regional Rail stations}}

[[Category:SEPTA Regional Rail stations]]
[[Category:SEPTA Regional Rail stations]]
[[Category:Stations on the West Chester Line]]
[[Category:Stations on the West Chester Line]]

Latest revision as of 01:00, 29 July 2024

Elwyn
Platforms at Elwyn station
General information
Location35 Elwyn Avenue
Media, Pennsylvania 19063
Coordinates39°54′28″N 75°24′40″W / 39.90780°N 75.41124°W / 39.90780; -75.41124
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsSuburban Bus SEPTA Suburban Bus: 117
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
RebuiltJune 1, 1975 (SEPTA)[1]
1990
Previous namesGreenwood
Passengers
2017425 boardings
369 alightings
(weekday average)[2]
Rank61 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Wawa
Terminus
 Media/Wawa Line Media
toward Temple University
Former services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Williamson School
toward West Chester
 West Chester Line Media
toward Suburban Station
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Williamson School
toward West Chester
 West Chester Line Media
toward Suburban Station
Location
Map

Elwyn station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Media, Pennsylvania. It was the former southern terminus of the SEPTA Media/Elwyn Line until its 2022 re-expansion to become the Media/Wawa Line.

In 2013, the station saw 510 boardings and 496 alightings on an average weekday.[3] Service initially continued west to West Chester station, but was suspended in September 1986 due to poor track conditions. SEPTA service as far west as Wawa station was restored on August 21, 2022.[4]

In 2009, SEPTA added 90 parking spaces to Elwyn station.[5]

Prior to being named Elwyn, the station was known as Greenwood.[6]

  • Elwyn station in January 2018
    Elwyn station in January 2018

Station layout

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Elwyn has two low-level side platforms with a connecting pathway across the tracks.

References

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  1. ^ SEPTA (May 28, 1975). "Elwyn. We've Got You Coming and Going". The Delaware County Daily Times. Chester, Pennsylvania. p. 2. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  3. ^ SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61 Archived August 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Service Restoration Update – January 2022" (PDF). Middletown Township. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  5. ^ "kyw1060.com". 5 March 2021.
  6. ^ Williamson, C. Frank (May 13, 1953). "Blizzard of 1888 Tied Up Transportation in Media". Delaware County Daily Times. p. 39. Retrieved February 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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