Ranya's Ramblings

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   ...

Darby is a station on SEPTA's Wilmington-Newark Line. The station is located in Colwyn, PA. History This station was originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1872 as part of the "Darby Improvement Line". This was the second station built for the town, the first being built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.  The station was eventually demolished, and replaced by another station by the PRR. This station's depot was on the opposite side. By the time this depot was eventually demolished as well (most likely in the 1990s), it had been in such bad condition and vandalized so often that it was better off not being saved.  The depot was replaced by what is essentially a bus shelter, and nothing else has changed since then.  Tour The main shelter building Darby is a sad station. The entire station is two shelters, asphalt platforms, and absolutely nothing else.  The northbound platform There's some apart...

Note: the signage in these photos may be outdated by the time this post releases.  Providence Road is a station on SEPTA's D1 line. The station is located on Providence Road in Media, PA, on the border with Nether Providence Township.  Tour Some benches and potted plants A map of Media itself Platform and shelter Bench inside station shelter Parking? Providence Road is one of the few D1 stations that has built in parking. I'm not sure it's needed at all. There was one car parked there when I visited.  The trolley arriving at Providence Road station Bus Connections View towards Baltimore Pike Providence Road   station has one bus connection:  110: Penn State Brandywine to 69th Street Transportation Center This bus is nearby, running along Baltimore Pike in the area. and mostly paralells the D1, even though it does link to other areas that the D1 does not, as well as ...

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...

Springfield Mall Transportation Center is an intermodal station located at Baltimore Pike and Sproul Road in Springfield Township, Delaware County, PA.  History Springfield Mall station was built as part of the Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company's Media line, in 1913. For many years, the station was aptly named Sproul Road. Through a series of acquisitions, the line eventually became a part of SEPTA. Around the same time this happened, Springfield Mall opened very close by to the Sproul Road station. For the purposes of boosting ridership and promoting the mall, SEPTA decided to rename Sproul Road to Springfield Mall, a decision that has not been reversed since. Tour Springfield Mall Transportation Center really consists of three parts: The trolley station, the mall, and the bus bays.  The Trolley Station There's not much to this station, it's your average SEPTA suburban trolley station. There is a singular bench i...