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  Garrettford is a SEPTA station located at Edmonds Avenue and Jones Street in the Garrettford neighborhood of Upper Darby. The station is served by the D2 trolley.    History   Garrettford station was built as part of the Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company's Sharon Hill line in 1906. Theine has changed hands multiple times since then but this station has stayed almost exactly the same. There used to be a parking lot next to the station, but it's since been abandoned.  Tour Trolley and the southbound platform. This station is a lot like other D2 stations on the line. Nothing is accessible here.   The shelter. Considering how old everything on the D2 line is, this shelter is probably around 125-126 years old.  The platform. Bike racks. Inside the shelter. The shelter has no benches or seating, which is unfortunately common for a lot of D2 stations.  Outdated signage and map. A lot of the signage here and at other D2 stations is outdated...

Sharon Hill is the outbound terminal station on SEPTA's D2 line, located on Chester Pike in the center of the streetcar suburb of Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania.  History Brillliner at Sharon Hill station The Philadelphia and West Chester Traction company built a line to the small village of Sharon Hill, PA in March 15th, 1906. Despite the changing of hands of the Sharon Hill Trolley, the station stayed remarkably similar to how it had always been.  Tour The station from the other side of Chester Pike Sharon Hill Trolley station is incredibly small, very similar looking to many of the other 102 stations.  The station building  Some of the D1 and D2 stations have very fancy shelters from the early 1900s, they look like small buildings, but they really are just shelters at the end of the day.   Bench  The inside of the shelter from the side   Clock   Pay Phone   ...

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...

Avon Road is a station on SEPTA's 101 and 102 trolley lines (D lines). This station is at the intersection of the combined 101/102 section and Avon Road, in Upper Darby, PA, hence the name.  Like every other trolley station, this station is completely inaccessible, disabled people cannot easily get on the trolleys as they're high-floor and designed with steps. However, even if one was using low-floor trolleys that could bridge the gap between the station and the trolley, this station would still be inaccessible due to its staggered design and traffic flow issues. Tour 102 Trolley at Avon Road There is very little at this station. It's just two shelters, two platforms, and a few signs. All of the amenities of each shelter are at the very end of the shelter, as if it wasn't inaccessible enough otherwise.  Platform Old shelter There used to be a shelter much like the other older 101/102 shelters, but it seems to have been clo...