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(Redirected from Moylan – Rose Valley (SEPTA station)) SEPTA station in Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania
Moylan–Rose Valley
General information
Location4 Manchester Road
Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°54′21″N 75°23′18″W / 39.9058°N 75.3882°W / 39.9058; -75.3882
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Parking149 spaces
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1870
ElectrifiedDecember 2, 1928
Previous names
  • Manchester
  • Moylan
Passengers
486 (average weekday)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Mediatoward Wawa Media/Wawa Line Wallingfordtoward Temple University
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Mediatoward West Chester West Chester Line Wallingfordtoward Suburban Station
Location

Moylan–Rose Valley station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania. Located at 4 Manchester Road, it serves the Media/Wawa Line. The station has a 149-space parking lot and a post office at the station. The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is about 100 yards north of the station.

History

It is located near the communities of Media, Moylan, and Rose Valley. Originally known as Manchester, and later Moylan, the current name reflects its geographical location near those areas.

Station layout

Moylan–Rose Valley has two low-level side platforms with a connecting pathway across the tracks.

Gallery

  • Eastbound (inbound) platform Eastbound (inbound) platform
  • Westbound (outbound) shelter Westbound (outbound) shelter
  • Train arriving from Philadelphia Train arriving from Philadelphia

References

  1. "Electric Trains to Start Sunday". The Chester Times. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. "SEPTA Planning" (PDF).
  3. "Zoning Map" (PDF). Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2020-04-23. - Compare to the location of the station.
  4. "Moylan-Rose Valley". SEPTA. Retrieved 2020-04-23. 491 Osage Lane & Manchester Avenue Media, PA 19063

External links

Media related to Moylan – Rose Valley (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

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Lansdale/Doylestown
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Media/Wawa
Paoli/Thorndale
Trenton
Warminster
West Trenton
Wilmington/Newark
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