Ardmore Junction station
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| Location | Hathaway Lane & Haverford Road Ardmore, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°59′46″N 75°18′13″W / 39.9962°N 75.3035°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by |  SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  SEPTA Suburban Bus: 103 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Electrified | Third rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ardmore Junction station is a SEPTA Metro transit station in Havertown, Pennsylvania. It serves the M and SEPTA Route 103 bus. The trolley stop is elevated, with the bus stop below on the Ardmore Busway. Ardmore Junction and Wynnewood stations are key anchors of the Haverford Road Corridor.[1]
The land use around the station is predominately residential with some commercial. The station serves the neighborhoods of Ardmore Park, Merwood, Oakmont and Merion Golf Manor.[1] The SEPTA private busway, used by the 103 bus, is notable for being the first private busway in the United States.[2] The busway is an important pedestrian and active mobility link to the Oakmont neighborhood.[1]
History
[edit]The Philadelphia and Western Railroad began stopping at this transit location in 1907 as part of the railroad's plans to connect Philadelphia with Parkesburg.[3] The 103 bus right of way was once part of the Ardmore branch of the Red Arrow Lines trolleys,[4] but it was paved to make way for buses when the trolley line was discontinued in 1966.[5] The Norristown Line bridge was rebuilt around 1992 during system-wide renovations.[6]
In popular culture
[edit]This Philadelphia-area band Ardmore Junction, whose 1990s theme song was "High Speed Line," was named after the Ardmore Junction station—the station traveled to by guitarist Dan Mason to connect with fellow band member Kevin Shober.[7]
Gallery
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Ardmore Junction station -
Ardmore Junction Station when Route 103 was a Trolley
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Draft Comprehensive Plan: Haverford 2035" (PDF). Haverford Township. December 2024.
- ^ "History of Haverford | The Township of Haverford, PA". www.havtwp.org. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ American Street Railway Investments. McGraw Publishing Company. 1907. p. 355.
- ^ "Old Ardmore Junction Photo". World-NYCSubways.org.
- ^ Springirth, Kenneth C. (2007). Suburban Philadelphia Trolleys. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439634820.
- ^ DeGraw, Roland (1992). "As Fast as a Speeding Bullet: Rebuilding the Norristown High-Speed Line" (PDF). TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD 1361. p. 275. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "Ardmore Junction—the band—extols commuting by rail." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 15, 1991, p. 183 (subscription required).
External links
[edit]- SEPTA – Ardmore Junction station
- "Ardmore Junction Route 100 Station". The Subway Nut.
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