Morton station
39°54′28″N 75°19′42″W / 39.907904°N 75.328356°W
Morton  | |||||||||||||
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 Passenger shelter across from Morton station | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | 2 South Morton Avenue, Morton, Pennsylvania 19070 | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  SEPTA Suburban Bus: 107 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 252 free/30 with permits | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes (2 racks) | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 1867 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1880 | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | December 2, 1928[1] | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Morton–Rutledge | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | 612 boardings 693 alightings (weekday average)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Rank | 38 of 146 | ||||||||||||
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Morton station, also known as Morton–Rutledge station, is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Morton, Pennsylvania. Located at Yale and Morton Avenues, it serves the Media/Wawa Line. While the south, inbound platform of the station is in Morton Borough, the north, outbound side is in Springfield Township.[3] Both dollar-a-day and permit parking are available. In 2013, this station saw 720 boardings and 657 alightings on an average weekday.[4]
History
[edit]Morton Station was originally built in 1867 for the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad. It was rebuilt in 1880 by architect Joseph Wilson of the Wilson Brothers architectural firm (although some have mistakenly credited the building to Frank Furness) for the Pennsylvania Railroad.[5] The second station is believed to have been designed in a manner similar to that of Glen Mills, which is now owned by the West Chester Railroad. In 1892, PRR added a westbound passenger shelter. A former freight house built in 1879 exists 50 feet west of the station house, both of which are maintained by the Morton Station Preservation Committee.[6][7]
On May 28, 2009, SEPTA approved a $2.6 million rehabilitation effort for Morton station.[8]
Station layout
[edit]Morton has two low-level side platforms.
References
[edit]- ^ "Electric Trains to Start Sunday". The Chester Times. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ Google Map of Morton Station & Vicinity
- ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12.
- ^ Morton Station Complex History (Preservation Committee Website) Archived 2009-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Morton Station Preservation Committee Archived 2009-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Existing Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Many Septa stations to get makeovers
External links
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Media related to Morton station at Wikimedia Commons
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