Glen Riddle station

Glen Riddle station was a commuter rail station on the SEPTA Regional Rail R3 West Chester Line, located underneath the South Pennell Road (PA-452) overpass in Middletown Twp, Pennsylvania. Originally built by the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad, it later served the Pennsylvania Railroad's West Chester Branch, which finally became SEPTA's R3 line.

SEPTA lollipop sign for the former Glen Riddle station in 2017

Glen Riddle
Former SEPTA Regional Rail station
Former Glen Riddle station site in March 2017.
Location	South Pennell Road Media, Pennsylvania.
Coordinates	39.8967°N 75.4363°W / 39.8967; -75.4363
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	West Chester Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1 (formerly 2)
Construction
Structure type	demolished
History
Closed	September 19, 1986[1]
Electrified	1928
Former services Preceding station SEPTA Following station Lenni toward West Chester West Chester Line Williamson School toward Suburban Station Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Lenni toward West Chester West Chester Branch Williamson School toward Suburban Station

The station, and all of those west of Elwyn, was closed in September 1986, due to deteriorating track conditions and Chester County's desire to expand facilities at Exton Station on SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale Line. Service was "temporarily suspended" at that time, with substitute bus service provided. Glen Riddle station still appears in publicly posted tariffs.

The station was demolished in the 1990s; the asphalt platform and access road survives. Resumption of SEPTA service to Wawa station does not include an intermediate stop at Glen Riddle, although the service restoration project provides for construction of a new station if demand warrants.

References

1. "The Potential of Rail Service to West Chester Borough". Borough of West Chester. p. 24. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

External links

Media related to Glen Riddle (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons