Melrose Park (SEPTA station)

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Melrose Park SEPTA regional rail
Station statistics
Address	800 Valley Road Melrose Park, PA 19027
Coordinates	40°03′34″N 75°07′45″W / 40.0595°N 75.1293°W / 40.0595; -75.1293Coordinates: 40°03′34″N 75°07′45″W / 40.0595°N 75.1293°W / 40.0595; -75.1293
Lines	R1      R2      R3      R5
Connections	SEPTA Bus Route 28
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Parking	185 space parking lot
Other information
Rebuilt	2005
Electrified	1931
Accessible
Fare zone	2
Formerly	Oak Lane[1]
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Fern Rock toward Airport Terminals R1 Elkins Park toward Glenside Fern Rock toward Newark R2 Elkins Park toward Warminster Fern Rock toward Elwyn R3 Elkins Park toward West Trenton Fern Rock toward Thorndale R5 Elkins Park toward Doylestown

Melrose Park station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station located along the SEPTA Main Line operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. It is located in at the intersection of Valley Road and Mill Road in the neighborhood of Melrose Park in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

[edit] Station

In June 2005, SEPTA completed a $5,336,000 project to upgrade Melrose Park station, including the installation of high-level, fully handicap accessible, platforms.^[2]

In FY 2005, Melrose Park station had a weekday average of 347 boardings and 323 alightings. ^[3]

[edit] Service

The station is primarily served by the R1 Airport, R2 Warminster and R5 Lansdale Regional Rail lines, and the R3 West Trenton also provides service to Melrose Park on weekends.^[4]

In addition to Regional Rail trains, SEPTA bus route 28 also stops a block west of Melrose Park Station. ^[5]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• SEPTA - Melrose Park Station

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