Gladstone station (SEPTA)

Gladstone station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. Located at Walsh and Madison Roads, it serves the Media/Elwyn Line. In 2013, it saw 208 boardings and 275 alightings on an average weekday.[2] The station includes a 108-space parking lot, and additional parking can be found on the opposite side of the tracks off Scottdale Road, which itself runs along Darby Creek, both of which are under a train trestle west of the station. Prior to being named Gladstone, this station was known as Burmont, and before that Kellyville.

Gladstone
General information
LocationWalsh and Madison Roads
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39.93277°N 75.28218°W / 39.93277; -75.28218
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Fare zone2
History
ElectrifiedDecember 2, 1928[1]
Previous names
  • Kellyville
  • Burmont
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Clifton–Aldan
toward Elwyn
 Media/Elwyn Line Lansdowne
toward Temple University
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Clifton
toward West Chester
 West Chester Line Lansdowne
toward Suburban Station

Station layout

Gladstone has two low-level side platforms with a connecting pathway across the tracks.

G
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound ←      Media/Elwyn Line toward Elwyn (Clifton – Aldan)
Inbound ←      Media/Elwyn Line toward Temple University (Lansdowne) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance

References
  1. "Electric Trains to Start Sunday". The Chester Times. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12.
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