Station Review #103: Ardmore Junction (SEPTA)


Ardmore Junction is a station on SEPTA's M. The station is located on Hathaway Lane and Haverford Road in Ardmore. Or more specifically, the station is located where the M intersects with the Ardmore busway. This station serves both the M and the 103 bus. 

History 

Ardmore Junction was built in 1907 by the Philadelphia and Western Railroad, an interurban company that tried to make a line from Philadelphia to York but failed. This station was built at the junction of the P&W line and the Ardmore and Llanerch Street Railway. The A&L was later bought by Red Arrow, as was the P&W. Not super long afterwards in 1966, the Ardmore route was bustituted. The ardmore trolley almost wasn't bustituted, all that would have prevented that was if Red Arrow had two more trolleys to use. Red Arrow tried buying two more trolleys, but they had doors on the wrong side. 

Much of the original route from Havertown to Ardmore was paved over and turned into a busway. The route 103 bus is the result of this bustitution of the Ardmore Trolley. 

A band named Ardmore Junction formed in 1990, named after the fact that one of the members lived near the station. This band has long sonce disbanded, and very little information can still be found on it, including songs. 

In 1992, SEPTA replaced the bridge over the Ardmore Busway during various renovations to the M. 

Future Plans

Service on the M will probably not change for a very long time. This is not true with the 103, which is being discontinued. Service on the busway is being replaced by the 115 bus, which will go from Ardmore to the Philadelphia International Airport, stopping by Eastwick Transportation Center when that is finished. 

Tour

The M platforms at Ardmore Junction are fairly normal for a station along the M. 

Platforms

One of the shelters

Bench

Maps and trash can

This plaque is outdated

Staircase

Ardmore Junction station is not accessible. Despite the platforms being level, there is no ramps to the platforms, only stairs. This is very common for stations along the M line, though ramps are being added to rectify this in many cases.

Parking lot

Ardmore Junction has 161 parking spaces, which is more than enough for what's needed. 

Bench 

The 103 platforms exist just the same as the M platforms

Full view of one of the 103 platforms

Ardmore Junction is the most used station along the Ardmore Busway

View of the busway 

Bike parking

Newspaper dispensers

The Southbound platform

Bus Connections

There is one bus connection at Ardmore Junction: the 103.

103: Ardmore to 69th Street Transportation Center. This bus links Ardmore's Suburban Square with 69th Street Transportation Center. 

Points of Interest Near Ardmore Junction


There's a 7-11 and Merwood park nearby, but the area near Ardmore Junction is largely residential otherwise. 


Statistics


Name: Ardmore Junction
Agency: SEPTA
Line(s): M, 103
Locality: Ardmore
Municipality: Haverford Township
County: Delaware
State: PA
Ridership: 964 riders per average weekday

Amenity Checklist


Accessible: ×
Bathrooms: ×
Bicycle parking: ✓
Clean Station: ✓
Connections to other transit routes: ✓
Easy passage for each side: ×
Fare Payment Kiosks (if applicable): ✓ (on train)
Good Wayfinding: ✓
Indoor Shelters: ×
Maps: ✓
Multiple entrances/exits: ✓
Adequate Parking: ✓
Seating: ✓
Shelters: ✓
Station In Good Condition: ✓
TVMs: ×
Ticket Offices: ×
TOD: ×
Train Departure/Arrival Info (countdown clocks): ×
Updated/Useful Signage: ✓

Final Verdict: 3/10

Station Directory

 
M:
 
--------Delaware County--------
69th Street Transportation Center
Parkview
Township Line Road
Penfield
Beechwood - Brookline
Wynnewood Road
Ardmore Junction
Ardmore Avenue
Haverford
Bryn Mawr (NHSL)
Roberts Road
Garrett Hill
Stadium
Villanova
Radnor (NHSL)
County Line
--------Montgomery County--------
Matsonford
Gulph Mills
Hughes Park
DeKalb Street
Bridgeport
Norristown Transportation Center

103: 

--------Delaware County--------
69th Street Transportation Center
Township Line Road
Oakmont
Merwood Road
Ardmore Junction
Belmont Avenue
County Line Road
Suburban Square  

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