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Darlington
SEPTA regional railStation statistics Address 612 Darlington Road (approximately)
Middletown Township, Pennsylvania.Coordinates 39°54′14″N 75°28′09″W / 39.9039°N 75.4692°WCoordinates: 39°54′14″N 75°28′09″W / 39.9039°N 75.4692°W Lines Media/Elwyn LineStructure demolished Levels 1 Platforms 1 side platform Tracks 1 Other information Closed 1986 Electrified 1928 Owned by SEPTA Formerly Pennsylvania Railroad Services Preceding station SEPTA Following station Glen Mills(closed 1986)toward West ChesterMedia/Elwyn Line West ChesterWawa(closed 1986)toward Temple UniversityDarlington is an abandoned train station located at 612 Darlington Road in Chester Heights, Pennsylvania. The station was a stop on the Pennsylvania Railroad's West Chester Line. It later became a part of SEPTA's R3 West Chester line.
The station, and all of those west of Elwyn, was closed in September 1986, due to deteriorating track conditions and Chester County's desire to expand facilities at Exton Station on SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale Line. Service was "temporarily suspended" at that time, with substitute bus service provided. Darlington station still appears in publicly posted tariffs.
Darlington Station was named after the dairy located at that place. For years it was a flag stop, but was abandoned and then re-established. However, Darlington Station was demolished shortly after service ended.
Categories:- Railway stations closed in 1986
- SEPTA Regional Rail stations
- Stations along Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad lines
- Stations along Pennsylvania Railroad lines
- Demolished railway stations in the United States
- Pennsylvania railway station stubs
- SEPTA stubs
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