History
The historic station was built around 1860 (according to the Philadelphia Architects and Building project), and the station, platforms, and canopies were restored over a period of four years from 1999 to 2003 in a $9,101,649 (originally $7.2 million) project. Westbound commuters have an open shed.
The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 5:40 a.m.-11:05 a.m. and 11:50 a.m.-3:35 p.m. There are 112 parking spaces at the station.
This station is in fare zone 2 and is 5.1 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2003, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 777.
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