Gladstone station (SEPTA)

Coordinates: 39°55′58″N 75°16′56″W / 39.93277°N 75.28218°W / 39.93277; -75.28218
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Gladstone
General information
Location198 Walsh Road, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°55′58″N 75°16′56″W / 39.93277°N 75.28218°W / 39.93277; -75.28218
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Fare zone2
History
ElectrifiedDecember 2, 1928[1]
Previous names
  • Kellyville
  • Burmont
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Clifton–Aldan
toward Wawa
Media/Wawa Line Lansdowne
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Clifton West Chester Line Lansdowne

Gladstone station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station which is located in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. Situated at Walsh and Madison Roads, it serves the Media/Wawa Line.

History and architectural features[edit]

In 2013, this station saw 208 boardings and 275 alightings on an average weekday.[2]

The station includes a 108-space parking lot; additional parking may be found on the opposite side of the tracks off Scottdale Road, which itself runs along Darby Creek, both of which are under a train trestle west of the station.

Prior to being named Gladstone, this station was known as Burmont; before that, it was known as Kellyville.

Station layout[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Electric Trains to Start Sunday". The Chester Times. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12.

External links[edit]

Media related to Gladstone station (SEPTA) at Wikimedia Commons