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Station Review #121: Croydon (SEPTA)

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Croydon is a station on the Trenton Line. The station is located at Bristol Pike and Cedar Avenue in Croydon, PA. Croydon is a census designated place in Bristol Township, located in south central Bucks County.  History Croydon station has a far longer and more storied history than one would expect, going back to 1834 with the opening of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad. Originally, the station was about 1000 feet or so away from the site of the current station. At the time, the station was cakled Schenck station, named after Dr. Joseph H. Schenck, who owned a large mansion nearby at the time. Schencks was a rich man, and there is a possibility that he had a railway branch off of the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad. No one knows when exactly the station was renamed, or rebuilt the first time. All that is known is this it was after 1885.  Croydon station today is virtually unrecognizable from the Croydon station of the past. The old station house ...
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Station Review #120: Wayne (SEPTA)

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Wayne is a station on SEPTA's Paoli-Thorndale line. The station is located at Station Road and Wayne Avenue in Wayne, PA. Wayne is a village located within Radnor Township, along Lancaster Avenue. Many people unfamiliar with the area tend to get Wayne and Wayne Junction stations mixed up. These are two different stations, though it is possible to get a one seat ride between both some times of the day.  Tour Comet car #2401, part of a Bomber train   Wayne is fully accessible, one of the best stations on the Paoli-Thorndale line for this reason alone .   Outbound platform Original platforms   Wayne is one of those stations where   it clearly was rebuilt, but the old station was historically significant enough to the town, so it remained.  Canopy Old outbound platform next to the new one   This two platform design is cool because it gives two extra emergency platforms, essential...
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Station Review #119: Beverly/Edgewater Park (NJT)

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Beverly/Edgewater Park is a station on the River Line located in Beverly, New Jersey.  Tour River line train going north This is just an average River Line station, most of these are fairly similar and are just copy-pasted everywhere along the line.  Trash bin and pillar of shelter The platform as a whole Bench Telephone box?  These telephone boxes are especially unique, but ubiquitous along this line.  Rest of platform Station from behind Parking lot near the station Informational plaque about the history of railroad crossings Bus Connections There are two bus Connections at Beverly, both operated by BurLink, these are:   BurLink B1 - Beverly/Pemberton: This is a long haul bus route that goes via Willingboro and Mount Holly, as well as Pemberton and Browns Mills to the small village of Country Lakes, where it is the only transit av...
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