Glenolden station
SEPTA station in Glenolden, Pennsylvania
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Glenolden station is a SEPTA train station on the Wilmington/Newark Line in Pennsylvania. Amtrak does not stop here; it is served only by SEPTA. The line offers southbound service to Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia. Located at Glenolden Avenue and Willow Way in Glenolden, the station has a 71-space parking lot.
Location83 East Glenolden Avenue
Glenolden, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Glenolden, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates39°53′47″N 75°17′23″W
OwnerSEPTA
Glenolden station platform as seen from the south side of the tracks looking east. | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 83 East Glenolden Avenue Glenolden, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°53′47″N 75°17′23″W | |||||||||||||||||
| Owner | SEPTA | |||||||||||||||||
| Line | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 73 spaces[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | November 18, 1872[3] | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1928[4] | |||||||||||||||||
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| September 2, 1979 | Station depot caught fire[5] | |||||||||||||||||
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Station layout
Glenolden has two low-level side platforms with walkways connecting passengers to the inner tracks. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor lines bypass the station via the inner tracks.
