Clifton–Aldan  | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Springfield Road,Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania 19018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°55′35″N75°17′27″W / 39.92634°N 75.29075°W /39.92634; -75.29075 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 110 free/32 with permits | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1880 1906 (D2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | December 2, 1928[1] (Media/Wawa) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Aldan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 269 boardings 276 alightings (weekday average)[2] (Regional Rail) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 95 of 146 (Regional Rail) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Clifton–Aldan station is aSEPTA station inClifton Heights, Pennsylvania. It serves theMedia/Wawa Line and is nearby the Clifton–Aldan station of theD. It is located at Springfield Road and West Maryland Avenue[3][4] and has a 110-space parking lot. In 2013, this station saw 351 boardings and 329 alightings on an average weekday.[5]
Clifton–Aldan has two low-levelside platforms.
According to thePennsylvania Railroad Stations Past & Present website, Clifton–Aldan station was originally built in 1880 by thePennsylvania Railroad as Aldan station, in the style of a stoneVictorian farm house 21/2 stories high.[6] Parking is available on the south side of the tracks on the corner of Springfield Road and West Maryland Avenue as well as on the north side of the tracks along Jefferson Street between South Springfield Road and South Penn Street.
On May 28, 2009, SEPTA approved a $2.6 million rehabilitation effort which included Clifton–Aldan station.[7]
The Clifton–Aldan trolley stop is officially a separate station requiring additional fare. The trolley stop is on the portion of the line where the tracks run on Woodlawn Avenue in mixed traffic rather than on their own right-of-way. Trolleys run beneath a narrow and low 13 feet 4 inches (4.06 m) bridge over Springfield Road with a parallel pedestrian tunnel before approaching the regional railroad station.[8] South of the railroad overpass but north of the trolley stop, the Route D2 line moves from Springfield Road to Woodlawn Avenue. A shelter for the northbound trolley exists on Woodlawn Avenue near the corner of Springfield Road.
