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Glen Riddle
Glen Riddle
Former SEPTA Regional Rail station
	Former Glen Riddle station site in March 2017.
General information
Location	Pennell Road (PA 452), Middletown Township, Pennsylvania 19063
Coordinates	39°53′48″N 75°26′11″W / 39.8967°N 75.4363°W
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	West Chester Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1 (formerly 2)
Construction
Structure type	demolished
History
Closed	September 19, 1986
Electrified	December 2, 1928
Former services
Location
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The Glen Riddle station was a commuter rail station which was located on the SEPTA Regional Rail R3 West Chester Line. Situated underneath the South Pennell Road (PA-452) overpass in Middletown Township, Pennsylvania, it was originally built by the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad, and later served the Pennsylvania Railroad's West Chester Branch, which finally became SEPTA's R3 line.

History and architectural features

The station, along with all of those west of Elwyn, was closed in September 1986, due to deteriorating track conditions and Chester County's desire to expand facilities at Exton station on SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale Line. Service was "temporarily suspended" at that time, with substitute bus service provided.

The Glen Riddle station still appears in publicly posted tariffs.

The station was demolished in the 1990s; the asphalt platform and access road survives. Resumption of SEPTA service to Wawa station does not include an intermediate stop at Glen Riddle, although the service restoration project provides for construction of a new station if demand warrants.

References

^ "The Potential of Rail Service to West Chester Borough". Borough of West Chester. p. 24. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
^ "Electric Trains to Start Sunday". The Chester Times. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Media related to Glen Riddle (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

[westchester-1] "The Potential of Rail Service to West Chester Borough". Borough of West Chester. p. 24. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

[2] "Electric Trains to Start Sunday". The Chester Times. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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-'''Glen Riddle station''' was a [[commuter rail]] station on the [[SEPTA Regional Rail]] [[Media/Elwyn Line|R3 West Chester Line]], located underneath the South Pennell Road ([[Pennsylvania Route 452|PA-452]]) overpass in [[Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Middletown Twp]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Originally built by the [[West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad]], it later served the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]'s [[West Chester Branch]], which finally became [[SEPTA]]'s R3 line.
+The '''Glen Riddle station''' was a [[commuter rail]] station which was located on the [[SEPTA Regional Rail]] [[Media/Wawa Line|R3 West Chester Line]]. Situated underneath the South Pennell Road ([[Pennsylvania Route 452|PA-452]]) overpass in [[Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Middletown Township]], [[Pennsylvania]], it was originally built by the [[West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad]], and later served the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]'s [[West Chester Branch]], which finally became [[SEPTA]]'s R3 line.
+==History and architectural features==
+[[File:The lollipop sign for the former Glen Riddle station in 2017.jpg|thumb|right|SEPTA lollipop sign for the former Glen Riddle station in 2017]]
+The station, along with all of those west of [[Elwyn (SEPTA station)|Elwyn]], was closed in September 1986, due to deteriorating track conditions and Chester County's desire to expand facilities at [[Exton (SEPTA station)|Exton station]] on SEPTA's [[Paoli/Thorndale Line]]. Service was "temporarily suspended" at that time, with [[Bustitution|substitute bus service]] provided.
-[[File:The lollipop sign for the former Glen Riddle station in 2017.jpg|thumb|left|SEPTA lollipop sign for the former Glen Riddle station in 2017]]
-The station, and all of those west of [[Elwyn (SEPTA station)|Elwyn]], was closed in September 1986, due to deteriorating track conditions and Chester County's desire to expand facilities at [[Exton (SEPTA station)|Exton Station]] on SEPTA's [[Paoli/Thorndale Line]]. Service was "temporarily suspended" at that time, with [[Bustitution|substitute bus service]] provided. Glen Riddle station still appears in publicly posted [[Tariff (disambiguation)|tariffs]].
+The Glen Riddle station still appears in publicly posted [[Tariff (disambiguation)|tariffs]].
 The station was demolished in the 1990s; the asphalt platform and access road survives. Resumption of SEPTA service to [[Wawa station]] does not include an intermediate stop at Glen Riddle, although the service restoration project provides for construction of a new station if demand warrants.
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 [[Category:Demolished railway stations in the United States]]
 [[Category:Former railway stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania]]
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