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Drexel Park station

Coordinates: 39°56′59″N 75°17′13″W / 39.9497°N 75.2870°W / 39.9497; -75.2870
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Drexel Park
General information
LocationNear Fairfax & Hillcrest Roads
Drexel Hill, PA
Coordinates39°56′59″N 75°17′13″W / 39.9497°N 75.2870°W / 39.9497; -75.2870
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingNo
History
ElectrifiedOverhead lines
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Irvington Road Route 101 Lansdowne Avenue
Irvington Road Route 102
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
Irvington Road Lansdowne Avenue
Irvington Road
Location
Map

Drexel Park station (also known as Fairfax Road) is a SEPTA Media–Sharon Hill Line stop in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. It is located on Fairfax Road between Hillcrest and Garrett Roads and serves both Routes 101 and 102. Only local service is provided on both lines.

Trolleys arriving at this station travel between 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania and either Orange Street in Media, Pennsylvania for the Route 101 line, or Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania for the Route 102 line. Despite the name, the closest thing to a park at this stop is located further north at Arlington Cemetery of Drexel Hill. Because the stop is in a residential area, there is no parking available.

This community was named as one of the top ten neighborhoods in the Philadelphia area by PhillyMag.com.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "10 Awesome Neighborhoods To Call Home". PhillyMag. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
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