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Morton  | |||||||||||||
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 Passenger shelter across from Morton station | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | 2 South Morton Avenue,Morton, Pennsylvania19070 | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  SEPTA Suburban Bus:107 | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Parking | 252 free/30 with permits | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes (2 racks) | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 1867 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1880 | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | December 2, 1928[1] | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Morton–Rutledge | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | 612 boardings 693 alightings (weekday average)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Rank | 38 of 146 | ||||||||||||
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Morton station,also known asMorton–Rutledge station,is aSEPTA Regional Railstation inMorton, Pennsylvania.Located at Yale and Morton Avenues, it serves theMedia/Wawa Line.While the south, inbound platform of the station is inMorton Borough,the north, outbound side is inSpringfield Township.[3]Both dollar-a-day and permit parking are available. In 2013, this station saw 720 boardings and 657 alightings on an average weekday.[4]
History
editMorton Station was originally built in 1867 for theWest Chester and Philadelphia Railroad.It was rebuilt in 1880 by architect Joseph Wilson of theWilson Brothers architectural firm(although some have mistakenly credited the building toFrank Furness) for thePennsylvania Railroad.[5]The second station is believed to have been designed in a manner similar to that ofGlen Mills,which is now owned by theWest Chester Railroad.In 1892, PRR added a westbound passenger shelter. A former freight house built in 1879 exists 50 feet west of the station house, both of which are maintained by the Morton Station Preservation Committee.[6][7]
On May 28, 2009, SEPTA approved a $2.6 million rehabilitation effort for Morton station.[8]
Station layout
editMorton has two low-levelside platforms.
References
edit- ^"Electric Trains to Start Sunday".The Chester Times.November 30, 1928. p. 1.RetrievedAugust 21,2020– via Newspapers.
- ^"Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update".SEPTA.June 2020. p. 24.RetrievedMarch 11,2022.
- ^Google Map of Morton Station & Vicinity
- ^"SEPTA (May 2014).Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan.p. 61 "(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2014-08-12.
- ^Morton Station Complex History (Preservation Committee Website)Archived2009-08-09 at theWayback Machine
- ^Morton Station Preservation CommitteeArchived2009-08-09 at theWayback Machine
- ^Existing Stations in Delaware County, PennsylvaniaArchived2008-10-09 at theWayback Machine
- ^Many Septa stations to get makeovers
External links
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