Providence Road/Media station
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Providence Road/Media station is a stop on the D in Media, Pennsylvania. It is officially located at Providence Road (PA 252) and State Street.
Media, Pennsylvania
SEPTA Providence Rd/Media | |||||||||||
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| Location | Providence Road & State Street Media, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39.9167°N 75.3807°W | ||||||||||
| Owner | SEPTA | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (1 storage) | ||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Yes; bicycle racks | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
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| Electrified | Overhead lines | ||||||||||
| Former names | Bowling Green (–2010) Providence Road (2010–2025) | ||||||||||
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Trolleys arriving at this station travel between 69th Street Transit Center in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania and Orange Street in Media. The station has a shed with a roof where people can go inside when it is raining. It also has a half dozen free parking spaces along the tracks on the southeast corner of the railroad crossing at Providence Road.
Providence Road/Media station is the location where the D1 leaves State Street and enters a separate right of way. A storage track begins east of Providence Road across from the station shed that eventually becomes the second track.[1] Additionally, a shopping center exists along Baltimore Pike between North Providence and Beatty Roads, which has a stop of its own.
