The Glen Riddle station was a

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station which was located on the

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R3 West Chester Line. Situated underneath the South Pennell Road ( PA-452) overpass in Middletown Township,

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, it was originally built by the

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, and later served the

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, which finally became

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's R3 line.

History and architectural features

The lollipop sign for the former Glen Riddle station in 2017

The station, along with all of those west of

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, was closed in September 1986, due to deteriorating track conditions and Chester County's desire to expand facilities at Exton station on SEPTA's

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. Service was "temporarily suspended" at that time, with substitute bus service provided. The Glen Riddle station still appears in publicly posted

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. The station was demolished in the 1990s; the asphalt platform and access road survives. Resumption of SEPTA service to

Wawa station Wawa station is a commuter rail station on the SEPTA Regional Rail Media/Wawa Line, located adjacent to U.S. Route 1 in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The original station was built by the West Chester and Philadelphia Railr ...

does not include an intermediate stop at Glen Riddle, although the service restoration project provides for construction of a new station if demand warrants.

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Former SEPTA Regional Rail stations Stations on the West Chester Line Demolished railway stations in the United States Former railway stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Railway stations in the United States closed in 1986 {{SEPTA Regional Rail stations