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Garrettford station

Coordinates: 39°56′38″N 75°17′46″W / 39.944°N 75.296°W / 39.944; -75.296
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Garrettford
Garretford station
General information
LocationEdmonds Avenue & Garrett Road
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.
Coordinates39°56′38″N 75°17′46″W / 39.944°N 75.296°W / 39.944; -75.296
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
History
ElectrifiedOverhead lines
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Drexel Manor Route 102 Drexel Hill Junction
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
Drexel Manor Drexel Hill Junction
Location
Map

Garrettford station is a stop on the Media–Sharon Hill Line in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. It is officially located at Edmonds Avenue and Garrett Road, however, the actual location is at the intersection of Edmonds Avenue, Jones Street and Mill Lane, which is south of Garrett Road. The trolley line crosses the aforementioned intersection at the southwest corner of Edmonds Avenue and Jones Street, to the northeast corner of Edmonds Avenue and Mill Lane.

Trolleys arriving at this station travel between 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania and Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania. Garrettford is the first/last stop along the Route 102 line that doesn't share a right-of-way with the Route 101 line to Media, Pennsylvania. The station has a shed with a roof where people can go inside when it is raining. This shed is located on the southwest corner of Edmonds Avenue & Jones Street along the east side of the tracks. An abandoned parking lot exists at the southeast corner of Edmonds Avenue & Garrett Road along the west side of the tracks.


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