Station Review #94: Bartram Avenue (SEPTA)


Bartram Avenue is a station on SEPTA's 102/D2 line. The station is located at Bartram Avenue in Collingdale. 

Tour

Trolley at Bartram Avenue 

Bartram Avenue is an extremely simple station, one that is also very small. 

The platforms

Bartram Avenue has two platforms, but only one track shared between them both. 

Maps and schedules

The shelter and bench

The shelter, from another angle

There is absolutely nothing here of note whatsoever. 

Points of Interest near Bartram Avenue


There's not much near Bartram Avenue station. Besides houses, cemetaries, and a small park, there is also St. Joseph's Place. St. Joseph's Place is a complex consisting of a Catholic church, Catholic school, and a retirement home. Besides this, most in the area only use this station to get to or from their houses. 

Statistics


Name: Bartram Avenue 
Agency: SEPTA
Line(s): D2
Locality: Collingdale 
Municipality: Collingdale 
County: Delaware 
State: Pennsylvania 
Ridership: 90 per average weekday (2018)

Amenity Checklist


Accessibility: ×
Bicycle parking: ×
Clean: ✓
Connections to other transit routes: ×
Easy passage to either side: ✓
Fare Payment Kiosks: ×
Good Wayfinding: ✓
Lighting: ✓
Maps: ✓
Near places people are: ✓
Adequate Parking: ✓
Shelters: ✓
Seating: ✓
Station in Good Condition: ✓
Train Departure/Arrival Info: ×
Updated/Useful Signage: ×

Final Verdict: 3/10. This station is pretty bad because the trolley's are pretty bad, but there's nothing else that's particularly horrible to write home about. That also means there's not much good here either. 

Station Directory


--------Delaware County--------
69th Street Transportation Center
Fairfield Avenue
Walnut Street
Hilltop Road
Beverly Boulevard
Congress Avenue
Lansdowne Avenue
Drexel Park
Irvington Road
Drexel Hill Junction
Garrettford
Drexel Manor
Marshall Road
Creek Road
Baltimore Avenue
Penn Street
Springfield Road
Clifton-Aldan
Providence Road
Magnolia Avenue
North Street
Bartram Avenue
Andrews Avenue
MacDade Boulevard
Sharon Hill Trolley

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