Station Review #112: Walnut Street (SEPTA)


Walnut Street is a station on SEPTA's D1 and D2 lines. The station is located at Garretsford Road and Walnut Street in downtown Upper Darby, PA

Tour

Trolley

Walnut Street is a generic trolley stop, not much interesting or important here. Not accessible, but the D1/D2 aren't accessible at all anyways. 

Bench and platform

Signpost

I think there used to be a sign here advertising the new SEPTA Metro signage, but someone tore it down. 

Inside the shelter


This really is just a generic trolley stop. There is nothing special here to distinguish this stop from any other trolley stop along the combined D1-D2 line.

Bus Connections



Walnut Street Station has no bus connections, and it probably doesn't really need them. If you want to connect to a bus from the D1/D2, do it at 69th Street. In fact, none of the stations between Fairfield Avenue and Lansdowne Avenue have bus connections either. There is one trip a day of the 107 bus that uses Garrett Road, but it doesn't stop at Walnut Street.

Points of Interest near Walnut Street Station 

You're technically in downtown Upper Darby, but the actual parts of it that most go to are better accessed from the Fairfield Avenue or 69th Street Transportation Center stations. Besides that, there is a library, a lot of housing, and not much else. 

Statistics


Name: Walnut Street
Agency: SEPTA
Line(s): D1, D2
Locality: Bywood/Downtown Upper Darby 
Municipality: Upper Darby Township
County: Delaware 
State: Pennsylvania 
Ridership: 219 riders 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: 2.5/10
 
 

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


Huey Avenue
School Lane
Aronimink
Anderson Avenue
Drexelbrook
Drexeline
Scenic Road
Springfield Road
Saxer Avenue
Leamy Avenue 
Woodland Avenue
Thomson Avenue  
Paper Mill Road  
Pine Ridge
Beatry Road
Manchester Avenue
Edgemont Street
Monroe Street 
Jackson Street
Olive Street
Veterans Square
Orange Street


Garrettford
Marshall Road
Creek Road
Baltimore Avenue
Penn Street
Springfield Road
Clifton-Aldan
Providence Road
Magnolia Avenue
North Street
Andrews Avenue
MacDade Boulevard
 
 
 

 

 

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