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Ridley Park station is a station along the Northeast Corridor. Amtrak does not stop here; only SEPTA's Wilmington/Newark Line trains serve this station. It is located at Hinckley & Morton Avenues in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, and contains a one-story station house similar to that of Media Regional Rail station built into the embankment next to a platform, as well as a passenger drop-off area at Hinckley Avenue and Lincoln Street. Another platform also exists on the opposite side of the tracks on Ridley & Morton Avenues. Access between the two platforms is available from the nearby Ward Street Bridge just west of the station.

Ridley Park
Ridley Park station in June 2014.
General information
Location	108 East Avenue (Hinckley & Morton Avenues) Ridley Park, Pennsylvania 19078
Coordinates	39.880523°N 75.322105°W / 39.880523; -75.322105
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Northeast Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Parking	61 spaces
Bicycle facilities	5 racks
Disabled access	No
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1871[1]
Rebuilt	1880, 1941[2]
Electrified	September 30, 1928[3]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Crum Lynne toward Newark Wilmington/​Newark Line Prospect Park toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Chester toward Washington, DC Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Prospect Park toward Philadelphia Crum Lynne toward Wilmington Wilmington Line Prospect Park toward Suburban Station

The current Ridley Park station was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a replacement for a much more elaborate station house which was built over the tracks by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad during the 19th Century.[2] The current station building opened in 1942 and was designed by architect Lester C. Tichy in association with designer Raymond Loewy.[4][5] Historic photographs and architectural drawings of the Ridley Park station can be found in the March 1943 issue of The Architectural Forum magazine.[5]

Station layout

Ridley Park has two low-level side platforms with walkways connecting passengers to the inner tracks. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor lines bypass the station via the inner tracks.

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	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Outbound	←      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Marcus Hook, Wilmington or Newark (Crum Lynne)
	Outbound	←      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Marcus Hook, Wilmington or Newark (Crum Lynne) ← Amtrak services do not stop here
	Inbound	← Amtrak services do not stop here → ←      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Temple University (Prospect Park) →
	Inbound	←      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Temple University (Prospect Park) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Street level	Exit/entrance and parking

References

External links

• SEPTA - Ridley Park Station
• 2003 Mike Pizzano photo
• Station from Google Maps Street View

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