Station Review #132: Marshall Road (SEPTA)


Marshall Road is a station on SEPTA's D2 Line. The station is located at Marshall Road in the Garretsford neighborhood of Upper Darby, PA. 

Tour

The full station

There's not much here of note. This is essentially a trolley stop in the middle of a residential area. Most of the people who use this live nearby. 

Outbound shelter

Bench

The outbound shelter is very small. This is common for a lot of SEPTA D1/D2 stations, or really a lot of tram/trolley/streetcar stations in general. 

Outbound platform from the inbound platform

Inbound platform, with outdated signage advertising the "102"

Inbound bench

The inbound shelter is larger, but not by a huge margin. Still, it's enough that multiple people can actually have shelter at once in the rain.  This is typical for many older D1/D2 stations as well. This shelter was probably made in the early 1900s, considering that many of those stations on both lines have the same stone shelter designs. 

Bus Connections


There is one bus connection near Marshall Road:
  • 107 -  Lawrence Park to 69th Street Transit Center: this bus connection is shared with 69th Street Transit Center and Garrettford station, and seems to essentially be four bus routes frankenstined together. it's so bad that it becomes far shorter and less deviatory when it detours for any reason. Garrettford is the easiest station to connect to it from

Points of Interest Near Marshall Road Station

Marshall Road and Burmount Road 
 
There's not much here, but that's not nothing. Going northeast along Marshall Road is the intersection of Marshall and Burmount, which has a barber shop, a bar, and a automotive repair shop. Going southwest is what might be a trail leading to the Lower Swedish Cabin. The Lower Swedish Cabin is a cabin built sometime between 1640 and 1650, and is one of the oldest European-built buildings in the US. Between all of these places and the station is fairly dense housing stock.  

Statistics


Name: Marshall Road
Agency: SEPTA
Line(s): D2
Locality: Garrettsford
Municipality: Upper Darby Township
County: Delaware
State: Pennsylvania
Ridership: 251 Riders per average weekday (2024)

Amenity Checklist

Accessible: ×
Bathrooms: ×
Bicycle parking: ✓
Clean Station: ✓
Connections to other transit routes: ✓
Easy passage for each side: ✓
Existence is justified: ✓
Fare Payment Kiosks (if applicable): ×
Good Wayfinding: ✓
Indoor Shelters: ×
Maps: ✓
Multiple entrances/exits: ✓
Adequate Parking: ✓
Safe to use: ✓
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

--------Delaware County--------
69th Street Transit Center
Fairfield Avenue
Hilltop Road
Beverly Boulevard
Congress Avenue
Lansdowne Avenue
Drexel Park
Irvington Road
Drexel Hill Junction
 
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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