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Ashland station (PATCO)

Coordinates: 39°51′31″N 75°00′33″W / 39.85856°N 75.00920°W / 39.85856; -75.00920
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Ashland
Ashland station platform in April 2015
General information
Location2 Burnt Mill Road
Voorhees Township, New Jersey
Coordinates39°51′31″N 75°00′33″W / 39.85856°N 75.00920°W / 39.85856; -75.00920
Owned byDelaware River Port Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2 (PATCO), 1 (Atlantic City Line)
Construction
Parking1,041 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJanuary 4, 1969[1][2]
Services
Preceding station DRPA Following station
Woodcrest PATCO Speedline Lindenwold
Terminus
Location
Map

Ashland station is an at-grade rapid transit station on the PATCO Speedline, operated by the Delaware River Port Authority. It is located in Voorhees Township, New Jersey near the intersection of Evesham and Burnt Mill Roads.

Station layout

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Ashland is a two-level station. The platform is at-grade, while the station house is located below grade. An elevator between the platform and the station house was added in 2020, making the station accessible to people with disabilities.[3]

P
Platform level
Bypass track      Atlantic City Line does not stop here →
Westbound      PATCO Speedline toward 15–16th & Locust (Woodcrest)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound      PATCO Speedline toward Lindenwold (Terminus)
G Street level Station house, fare control, parking, buses

References

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  1. ^ "Service Begins Today on Lindenwold Line". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 4, 1969. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE SUCCESSORS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY AND THEIR HISTORICAL CONTEXT: 1969" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society.
  3. ^ "PATCO Elevator Installation Project, Ashland Station Construction Notice" (PDF). PATCO. April 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
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