Jump to content

Avon Road station

Coordinates: 39°57′28″N 75°16′09″W / 39.9577°N 75.2691°W / 39.9577; -75.2691
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Bywood (SEPTA station))
Avon Road
General information
LocationGarrett Road & Avon Road
Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′28″N 75°16′09″W / 39.9577°N 75.2691°W / 39.9577; -75.2691
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeOpen shelters
ParkingNo
History
ElectrifiedOverhead lines
Previous namesBywood
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Hilltop Road Route 101 Walnut Street
Hilltop Road Route 102
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
Hilltop Road Walnut Street
Hilltop Road
Location
Map

Avon Road station (formerly Bywood[1]) is a SEPTA Media–Sharon Hill Line station in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It is officially located at Garrett Road & Avon Road, but Bywood Avenue is also included as it parallels the north side of the line. The station serves both Routes 101 and 102, and only local service is provided on both lines. The station contains two platforms with plexiglass bus-type shelters on both sides of the tracks, both of which are at the far end of each platform. A former P&W-era shelter exists across the tracks from the westbound platform, but it is completely closed and boarded up. This was formerly the inbound platform before the newer inbound platform was moved to the far side after the Avon Road grade crossing.

Trolleys arriving at this station travel between 69th Street Transportation Center further east in Upper Darby and either Orange Street in Media, Pennsylvania for the Route 101 line, or Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania for the Route 102 line. Both lines run parallel to Garrett Road and Bywood Avenue, however the run along Garrett Road is interrupted by a curve between Sherbrook Boulevard and Avon Road.

References

[edit]
[edit]