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Station Review #149: Scenic Road (SEPTA)

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Scenic Road is a station on SEPTA's D1 Line. The station is located at the line's intersection with Scenic Road in Springfield Township, Delaware County, PA.  Tour Shelter Scenic Road is a normal D1 station in most cases. Bench Inside the shelter  Signage! There are no notices on the board, and the map is outdated This map is from 2014 Westbound platform Back of shelter Parking meter being installed Parking Why exactly Scenic Road has this much parking, I have no clue. The parking lot does get use though The bustitution shuttle stop    Normally, I don't feature these, but the location of this one was funny enough to include it. It's at a random street corner far enough away that the average person wouldn't notice it.  That trolley later broke down between Huey Avenue station and the Drexel Hill Junction and was stuc...

Station Review #148: Baltimore Avenue (SEPTA)

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Baltimore Avenue is a station on SEPTA's D2 line. The station is located at the line's intersection with Baltimore Avenue in the small town of Clifton Heights.  History Aerial photograph from the 1940s, showing the town and station, among other things Baltimore Avenue station was built in 1906 by the Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company. It was unique in that it was built with an actual depot that one could buy tickets from. At some point between the P&WCTC rebranding as Red Arrow, Red Arrow absorbing the Philadelphia and Western railroad, Red Arrow closing at least half of its lines, and it eventually being absorbed by SEPTA, the depot was closed and boarded up. Not much else has happened since then. Tour The depot The old depot is all boarded up, and probably won't be fixed anytime soon.  Inbound platform There's really nothing much here.  Doors, a bench, and a bike rack A map ...

Station Review #147: Pennsauken Transit Center (NJT)

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Pennsauken is an NJT train station located on Derousse avenue in Pennsauken, New Jersey. This station was originally planned as an infill station for both the River Line and Atlantic City Line where one can transfer between the two lines without taking a different NJT bus to 30th Street in Philadelphia.  Services Bus stop Pennsauken station has two different main services, both provided by NJT Atlantic City Line - Regional trains from 30th Street Station to Atlantic City via Camden and Atlantic Counties. Runs about once every 90 minutes per direction, sometimes more or less depending on what day it is and what time.  River Line - Medium Rail trains from Waterfront Entertainment Center (Camden) to Trenton Transit Center Additionally, buses are provided, listed below: 404 - Philadelphia to Pennsauken Industrial Park (Most buses go to Cherry Hill Mall instead) via Westfield Avenue. This variant only runs a few times a day. 417 - 30th Street Station to Fai...