Moylan–Rose Valley station

Coordinates: 39°54′21″N 75°23′18″W / 39.9058°N 75.3882°W / 39.9058; -75.3882
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Moylan–Rose Valley
General information
Location4 Manchester Road
Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°54′21″N 75°23′18″W / 39.9058°N 75.3882°W / 39.9058; -75.3882
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Parking149 spaces
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1870
ElectrifiedDecember 2, 1928[1]
Previous names
  • Manchester
  • Moylan
Passengers
486 (average weekday)[2]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Media
toward Wawa
Media/Wawa Line Wallingford
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Media West Chester Line Wallingford

Moylan–Rose Valley station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania.[3][4] Located at 4 Manchester Road, it serves the Media/Wawa Line. The station has a 149-space parking lot and a post office at the station. The Pennsylvania Institute of Technology is about 100 yards north of the station.

History[edit]

It is located near the communities of Media, Moylan, and Rose Valley. Originally known as Manchester, and later Moylan, the current name reflects its geographical location near those areas.

Station layout[edit]

Moylan–Rose Valley has two low-level side platforms with a connecting pathway across the tracks.

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Electric Trains to Start Sunday". The Chester Times. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "SEPTA Planning" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Zoning Map" (PDF). Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2020-04-23. - Compare to the location of the station.
  4. ^ "Moylan-Rose Valley". SEPTA. Retrieved 2020-04-23. 491 Osage Lane & Manchester Avenue Media, PA 19063

External links[edit]

Media related to Moylan – Rose Valley (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons