# Swarthmore station

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Railway station in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Swarthmore General information Location 2 South Chester Road (PA 320) Swarthmore, Pennsylvania Coordinates 39°54′08″N 75°21′04″W / 39.902221°N 75.350985°W / 39.902221; -75.350985 Owned by SEPTA Platforms 2 side platforms Tracks 2 Connections SEPTA Suburban Bus: 109 Construction Accessible Yes Other information Fare zone 3 History Opened October 19, 1854[1][2] Electrified December 2, 1928[3] Previous names Westdale Passengers 2017 790 boardings 825 alightings (weekday average)[4] Rank 23 of 146 Services Preceding station SEPTA Following station Wallingford toward Wawa Station Media/Wawa Line Morton toward Temple University Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Wallingford toward West Chester West Chester Line Morton toward Suburban Station Location

**Swarthmore station** is a [SEPTA Regional Rail](/source/SEPTA_Regional_Rail) station in [Swarthmore, Pennsylvania](/source/Swarthmore%2C_Pennsylvania). Located on Chester Road between downtown Swarthmore and [Swarthmore College](/source/Swarthmore_College), it serves the [Media/Wawa Line](/source/Media%2FWawa_Line).

In 2013, this station saw 765 boardings and 699 alightings on an average weekday.[5] Dollar-a-day parking and permit parking are available. It is the first outward-bound Zone 3 station from the central Philadelphia stations. It is the busiest station on the Media/Wawa Line outside of Center City. The adult fare to and from Central Philadelphia is currently $5 during off-peak hours, with an additional $2 surcharge assessed for those who buy a ticket on the train, regardless of whether the ticket window is open.

The ticket office is located on the inbound side of the tracks in a building used otherwise by [Swarthmore College](/source/Swarthmore_College) and the Chester Children's Chorus. The building was originally built in 1880 by the [Pennsylvania Railroad](/source/Pennsylvania_Railroad)[6] and formerly held the Jumping Cow [cafe](/source/Caf%C3%A9). Swarthmore's main street, Chester Road, has passed under the station since 1931. Before Swarthmore College was opened, the station was known as Westdale.[7]

## Station layout

Swarthmore has two low-level [side platforms](/source/Side_platform).

## Bibliography

- Westcott, Thompson (1875). [*The Official Guide Book to Philadelphia. A New Handbook for Strangers and Citizens*](https://books.google.com/books?id=TfBHAQAAMAAJ). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Porter and Coates. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1854opening_1-0)** Jeffries, E. (October 21, 1854). ["West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93939514/media-october-21-1854/). *The Public Ledger*. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 4. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Henderson, Robert (February 8, 1856). ["Public Sale of Very Desirable Real Estate"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94111389/westdale-station-february-8-1856/). *The Public Ledger*. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 3. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Electric Trains to Start Sunday"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57805563/wc-electric-november-30-1928/). *The Chester Times*. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update"](https://planning.septa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FY-2021_Service_Plan_Update.docx). [SEPTA](/source/SEPTA). June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["SEPTA (May 2014). *Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan.* p. 61"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142611/http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf) (PDF) on August 12, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania](http://www.west2k.com/pastations/delawarepa.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20081009013205/http://www.west2k.com/pastations/delawarepa.htm) 2008-10-09 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWestcott1875176_7-0)** [Westcott 1875](#CITEREFWestcott1875), p. 176.

## External links

Media related to [Swarthmore station](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Swarthmore_station) at Wikimedia Commons

- [SEPTA – Swarthmore station](https://www.septa.org/stations/swarthmore-station)

- [Station from Google Maps Street View](https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=39.902313,-75.350547&spn=0.003918,0.013679&z=17&layer=c&cbll=39.902151,-75.350842&panoid=4QUYdOz2LaDOX72b15BPCQ&cbp=12,15.03,,0,2.74)

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