Swarthmore station

Swarthmore
General information
Location	2 South Chester Road (PA 320), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081
Coordinates	39°54′08″N 75°21′04″W / 39.902221°N 75.350985°W / 39.902221; -75.350985
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 109
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	October 19, 1854[1][2]
Electrified	December 2, 1928[3]
Previous names	Westdale
Passengers
2017	790 boardings 825 alightings (weekday average)[4]
Rank	23 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Wallingford toward Wawa Media/Wawa Line Morton toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Wallingford toward West Chester West Chester Line Morton toward Suburban Station
Location

Swarthmore station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Located on Chester Road between downtown Swarthmore and Swarthmore College, it serves the Media/Wawa Line.

In 2013, this station saw 765 boardings and 699 alightings on an average weekday.^[5] Dollar-a-day parking and permit parking are available. It is the first outward-bound Zone 3 station from the central Philadelphia stations. It is the busiest station on the Media/Wawa Line outside of Center City. The adult fare to and from Central Philadelphia is currently $5 during off-peak hours, with an additional $2 surcharge assessed for those who buy a ticket on the train, regardless of whether the ticket window is open.

The ticket office is located on the inbound side of the tracks in a building used otherwise by Swarthmore College and the Chester Children's Chorus. The building was originally built in 1880 by the Pennsylvania Railroad^[6] and formerly held the Jumping Cow cafe. Swarthmore's main street, Chester Road, has passed under the station since 1931. Before Swarthmore College was opened, the station was known as Westdale.^[7]