Wallingford station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. Located at Kershaw Road and Possum Hollow Road, it serves the Media/Wawa Line. In 2017, this station saw 280 boardings and 287 alightings on an average weekday. It is in Nether Providence Township. - Compare to the location of the station.
The station was established by the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1855, when the rail line was extended to Media through Wallingford, passing and freight sidings were built at the location. The present station was built in 1890 by contractor Charles R. Kohl and Bros.Construction contract at Hagley Museum & Library While often attributed to architect Frank Furness, whose brother lived nearby, the station is based on a standard Pennsylvania Railroad plan designed by W. Bleddyn Powell. Other examples of the design were built in locations including Schuylkill Haven, Hamburg, Holmesburg Junction, Wissinoming, and Wilmerding, among others.The American Architect and Building News 1886-04-10 Vol 19 Iss 537. For a time, this station also served as Wallingford's post office.
Station layout Wallingford has two low-level side platforms with a connecting pathway across the tracks.
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Original Wallingford PRR Station Station House & Station from Google Maps Street View