Wallingford, PA: 1890 SEPTA/Pennsy/West Chester & Philadelphia (WC&P) Depot

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The east coast does have more varied architecture than the Midwest and Plains States.

Street View, Aug 2024

Ken Stock posted four photos with the comment:

The Wallingford Train Station, located at 141 East Possum Hollow Road, Wallingford, PA.

(GEO Location: 39.90362°N 75.37165°W

Wallingford station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. Located at Kershaw Road and Possum Hollow Road, it serves the Media/Wawa Line. Originally, the Wallingford “stop” was just a “flag stop” with a simple platform and structure created by the The West Chester & Philadelphia Railroad ( WC&P) after the tracks were first laid to Media, PA in 1855.

The station was established by the Pennsylvania Railroad after it took over the route , when passing and freight sidings were built at the location. The present station was built in 1890 by contractor Charles R. Kohl and Bros. While often attributed to architect Frank Furness, whose brother lived nearby, the station is based on a standard Pennsylvania Railroad plan designed by W. Bleddyn Powell. Originally serviced by steam locomotives the line was electrified in 1928. The line, which primarily serves commuter passengers, still carries freight  on occasion. For a time, this station also served as Wallingford's post office.

Tony Perry: PRR had beautiful brick stations my favorite was Lansdowne.

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Farther up on the now Elwyn/Wawa line is the Media train station for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority or SEPTA. This photo is from my 1981 Media Calendar of older town scenes. I used to live a short walk to the Moylan, PA. train station on that same line.