Moylan–Rose Valley station

Moylan–Rose Valley
Moylan–Rose Valley
General information
Location	4 Manchester Road ; Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°54′21″N 75°23′18″W / 39.9058°N 75.3882°W
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	149 spaces
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1870
Electrified	December 2, 1928
Previous names	Manchester; Moylan;
Passengers
	486 (average weekday)
Services
Former services

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

Eastbound (inbound) platform
Westbound (outbound) shelter
Train arriving from Philadelphia

References edit

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