Ridley Park station

Ridley Park station is a station along the Northeast Corridor. Amtrak does not stop here; only SEPTA's Wilmington/Newark Line trains serve this station. It is located at Hinckley & Morton Avenues in Ridley Park, PA, and contains a one-story station house similar to that of Media Regional Rail Station built into the embankment next to a platform, as well as a passenger drop-off area at Hinckley Avenue and Lincoln Street. Another platform also exists on the opposite side of the tracks on Ridley & Morton Avenues. Access between the two platforms is available from the nearby Ward Street Bridge just west of the station.

Ridley Park
Ridley Park station in June 2014.
Location108 East Avenue
(Hinckley & Morton Avenues)
Ridley Park, PA, 19078
Coordinates39.880523°N 75.322105°W / 39.880523; -75.322105
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Parking61 spaces
Bicycle facilities5 racks
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1871[1]
Rebuilt1880, 1941[2]
ElectrifiedSeptember 30, 1928[3]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Crum Lynne
toward Newark
Wilmington/Newark Line Prospect Park
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Chester Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Prospect Park
Crum Lynne
toward Wilmington
Wilmington Line Prospect Park

The current Ridley Park station was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a replacement for a much more elaborate station house which was built over the tracks by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad during the 19th Century.[2]

Station layout

Ridley Park has two low-level side platforms with walkways connecting passengers to the inner tracks. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor lines bypass the station via the inner tracks.

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Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound      Wilmington/Newark Line toward Marcus Hook, Wilmington or Newark (Crum Lynne)
Outbound      Wilmington/Newark Line toward Marcus Hook, Wilmington or Newark (Crum Lynne)
← Amtrak services do not stop here
Inbound Amtrak services do not stop here →
     Wilmington/Newark Line toward Temple University (Prospect Park)
Inbound      Wilmington/Newark Line toward Temple University (Prospect Park)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance and parking

References

  1. "Latest News By Mail". Lancaster Daily Intelligencer. November 23, 1880. p. 2. Retrieved April 1, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Vision of Ridley Park Fulfilled, if Not Right Off". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 12, 1995. p. MD1, MD9. Retrieved April 1, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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