Morton (SEPTA station)

Coordinates: 39°54′28″N 75°19′42″W / 39.907904°N 75.328356°W / 39.907904; -75.328356

Morton SEPTA regional rail
Passenger shelter across from Morton Station
Station statistics
Address	1 Yale Avenue & Morton Road Morton, PA 19070
Lines	Media/Elwyn Line
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 107
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Parking	252 Free/30 with Permits
Bicycle facilities	Yes (2 racks)
Other information
Opened	1867
Rebuilt	1880
Electrified	1928
Accessible
Fare zone	2
Formerly	Morton-Rutledge
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Swarthmore toward Elwyn Media/Elwyn Line Secane toward Temple University

Morton, also known as Morton-Rutledge, is a station along the SEPTA Regional Rail Media/Elwyn Line, the former Pennsylvania Railroad West Chester Line. It is located at Yale & Morton Avenues west of PA 420 in Morton, PA 19070. The south, in-bound platform of the station is in Morton Borough while the north, out-bound side is in Springfield Township.^[1] Both dollar-a-day and permit parking are available.

Morton Station was originally built in 1867 for the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad. It was rebuilt in 1880 by architect Joseph Wilson of the Wilson Brothers architectural firm (although some have mistakenly credited the building to Frank Furness) for the Pennsylvania Railroad.^[2] The second station is believed to have been designed in a manner similar to that of Glen Mills (PRR station), which is now owned by the West Chester Railroad. In 1892, PRR added a westbound passenger shelter. A former freight house built in 1879 exists 50 feet west of the station house, both of which are maintained by the Morton Station Preservation Committee.^[3][4]

On May 28, 2009, Septa approved a $2.6 million dollar rehabilitation effort for Morton Station.^[5]

References

1. ^ Google Map of Morton Station & Vicinity
2. ^ Morton Station Complex History (Preservation Committee Website)
3. ^ Morton Station Preservation Committee
4. ^ Existing Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
5. ^ Many Septa stations to get makeovers

External links

• SEPTA – Morton Station
• Original Morton PRR Station
• Station from Woodland Avenue/Morton Avenue from Google Maps Street View