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Gulph Mills is a station on SEPTA's M Line, located at 925 Trinity Lane. This is within the village of Gulph Mills, PA, a small affluent community in Upper Merion Township, PA. The area was named Gulph Mills due to there being several mills along the nearby Gulph Creek. Multiple points near the area are also tied to the Battle of White Marsh, which happened during the American War of Independence.    Tour It mostly looks like every other larger M station. The only important part is that both platform's shelters look fairly fancy.  Outdated signage This station honestly feels like it came from a different era with how much outdated signage there is.  Working countdown clock Stairs Map Bench inside one of the shelters Ramp This station is fully accessible, with ramps leading to areas outside of the platforms, and full high level platforms.  Bus loop and park...

County Line station is a station on SEPTA's M Line. This station is unique for being both within Delaware and Montgomery counties. For a long time, this station had been closed down due to the wooden platforms rotting to the point of unusability, and recently reopened to absolutely no fanfare whatsoever. Tour Train     County Line is the definition of a micro-station. It's hilariously small. Bench and map   That's basically all the amenities you get at this station. You don't even get lights for when someone inevitably uses this station at nighttime!  Accessible boarding plate There's an accessible bridge plate at this station, which doesn't have an accessible entrance. Why?  One of the sheds Like I said, this station is incredibly small. The staircase between the platform and station is wooden and incredibly daunting. I nearly had a panic attack going up them.  Southbound s...

Penllyn is a station on SEPTA's Lansdale-Doylestown Line. The station is located at 908 Pershing Road in Lower Gwynnedd Township, PA. Despite this, the station attracts traffic from nearby Whitpain township (particularly Blue Bell) as well. Penllyn as a village is located in both townships, and grew mainly in part due to this station. Penllyn is a zone 3 station.  History   This station's history is to an extent unclear. Penllyn was built by the NPRR when they made their main line to Bethlehem in the 1860s or so. If Penllyn was built for the opening of the line, or if it was an infill station built after is unknown. What  is  known however is that this station was demolished by the Reading Railroad and replaced by a newer station in 1903.    In the 1990s, SEPTA rented part of the depot to CDNow, a popular online CD sales service, for its headquarters. This lasted for a few years until they then moved to Jenkintown and finally Fort Washington. Th...

Miquon is a station on SEPTA's Manayunk-Norristown Line. The station is located at River and Manor Roads in the village of Miquon, PA, itself located within Whitemarsh Township, PA. Four Manaynk-Norristown Line trains a day end at Miquon, and the station is often used as a turnback point in various situations, having more operational importance than the average station along the line.  History Miquon station seems to have been built as an infill station sometime around 1880, and named Lafayette. At some point, a shelter was added. In 1921, the station was renamed to Miquon. Besides things like signal upgrades, not much has changed since then.  Tour Train The station  Miquon station, while quaint, is not accessible. Validator Parking One of Miquon's only real amenities is parking, but it's not even the most well suited for this compared to other stations along the line.  The old depot Due to terra...