An architect’s rendition of the new SEPTA-Amtrak Railroad Station at Ardmore, Pennsylvania. The new station is presently under construction. The former station building at the site has been demolished and site preparation is underway. Meanwhile, rail passengers have had to undergo temporary inconveniences.
Ardmore is a station stop on the railroad’s “Mail Line,” a route from Philadelphia to Harrisburg and west, formerly serviced by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Public transportation travelers from the Lykens Valley to Philadelphia presently have to travel by buses operated by Capital Area Transit between Elizabethville, Millersburg, Halifax and Harrisburg and board a train at the Harrisburg Amtrak station for Philadelphia. While there is frequent Amtrak service between Philadelphia and Harrisburg seven days a week, there is only one bus each way servicing the Lykens Valley area, and only on weekdays that are not holidays.
The photos shown below were taken on August 17, 2022.
The previous station was located in the center of the above photo, about where the white truck is parked. The new station will be on the same site.
Westbound travelers to Harrisburg have to climb this temporary stairway to reach the platform.
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A view of the main station construction site taken from the westbound platform. Although there is a boardwalk crossing the tracks, passage between the westbound and eastbound rails is not permitted.
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The underpass of the railroad tracks on Anderson Avenue. The railroad station is located to the right in the area where the black vehicle is turning into.
A view of the old passenger tunnel under the railroad tracks. The construction vehicle is on the site where the new station is being constructed.
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Photos by Brian Tomlin. Architect’s rendition from SEPTA.
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