Media station (SEPTA)

Media station is a SEPTA regional rail station in Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania,[3][4] near Media. It serves the Media/Elwyn Line, the former Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) West Chester Line. It is located at 301 Media Station Road (Orange Street and Station Road). The station includes a 231-space parking lot. In 2013, this station saw 692 boardings and 533 alightings on an average weekday. [5]

Media
Location	301 Media Station Road, Media, Pennsylvania 19063
Coordinates	39.9139°N 75.3945°W
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	231 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1960
Electrified	December 2, 1928[1]
Passengers
1,004 (average weekday)[2]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Elwyn Terminus Media/Elwyn Line Moylan–Rose Valley toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Elwyn toward West Chester West Chester Branch Moylan–Rose Valley toward Suburban Station

Media station was built in 1960 by the PRR and is located several blocks away from Media–Orange Street station, the terminus of the SEPTA Route 101 line. However, no direct connection exists between the station and the trolley stop.

Woodrow Wilson spoke at the Media station in 1912 during his first election campaign.

Station layout

Media has two low-level side platforms with a connecting pathway across the tracks.

G
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Outbound	←      Media/Elwyn Line toward Elwyn (Terminus)
	Inbound	←      Media/Elwyn Line toward Temple University (Moylan – Rose Valley) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Street level	Exit/entrance and parking

References

1. "Electric Trains to Start Sunday". The Chester Times. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
2. http://www.septa.org/strategic-plan/reports/FY-2020-Annual-Service-Plan.pdf
3. "Zoning Map". Upper Providence Township. Retrieved 2020-04-23. - The map indicates the location of the station with "SEPTA".
4. "Media". SEPTA. Retrieved 2020-04-23. 309 Media Station Road Media, PA 19063 - Compare with the township map.
5. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2014.

External links

• SEPTA – Media Station
• Orange Street entrance from Google Maps Street View