Congress Avenue (SEPTA station)
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Congress Avenue is a stop along SEPTA's Media-Sharon Hill Trolley Lines in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It is located at Garrett Road & Congress Avenue, and serves both Routes 101 and 102. Only local service is provided on both lines. The station is located on the north side of the terminus of the Congress Avenue intersection. It contains two platforms, but only one pre-fabricated shelter on the south side of the tracks.
Trolleys arriving at this station travel between 69th Street Terminal
in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania and either Orange Street in Media, Pennsylvania
for the Route 101 line, or Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania
for the Route 102 line. Both lines run parallel to Garrett Road. The station is on the south side of an athletic field shared by two Catholic high schools; The Monsignor Bonner High School
for boys and the Archbishop Prendergast High School
for girls.
Congress Avenue Station is located at the west end of the Beverly Hills Trestle, which originally went over a former right-of-way of the Newtown Square Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad
, a line that ended just west of Fernwood-Yeadon Station
on the Media/Elwyn Line
. That right of way is now part of Naylors Run Park.
Trolleys arriving at this station travel between 69th Street Terminal
69th Street Terminal
69th Street Transportation Center is a SEPTA terminal in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It is also the southwestern terminus of Philadelphia's EL, the Market-Frankford Line ....
in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania and either Orange Street in Media, Pennsylvania
Media, Pennsylvania
The borough of Media is the county seat of Delaware County, Pennsylvania and is located west of Philadelphia. Media was incorporated in 1850 at the same time that it was named the county seat. The population was 5,533 at the 2000 census. Its school district is the Rose Tree Media School District...
for the Route 101 line, or Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania
Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania
Sharon Hill is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,468 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sharon Hill is located at ....
for the Route 102 line. Both lines run parallel to Garrett Road. The station is on the south side of an athletic field shared by two Catholic high schools; The Monsignor Bonner High School
Monsignor Bonner High School
Monsignor Bonner High School is an all-male Augustinian Catholic High School in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It is located in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, United States. Bonner was created in 1953 as Archbishop Prendergast High School for Boys...
for boys and the Archbishop Prendergast High School
Archbishop Prendergast High School
Archbishop Prendergast High School is an all-girl Catholic High School in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It is located in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. The school is often referred to by its nickname, "Prendie". The school operates in a landmark building that formerly served as St....
for girls.
Congress Avenue Station is located at the west end of the Beverly Hills Trestle, which originally went over a former right-of-way of the Newtown Square Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
, a line that ended just west of Fernwood-Yeadon Station
Fernwood-Yeadon (SEPTA station)
Fernwood-Yeadon is a United States railway station along the SEPTA West Chester Line. It is located at Church Lane and Penn Boulevard. It serves the Media/Elwyn Line. The station originally had a wooden pedestrian bridge and a grade crossing....
on the Media/Elwyn Line
Media/Elwyn Line
The Media/Elwyn Line is a SEPTA Regional Rail line running from Center City Philadelphia west to Elwyn in Delaware County.Originally known as the Media/West Chester Branch, service was truncated on September 19, 1986 from West Chester to its current terminus at Elwyn. Service expansion beyond Elwyn...
. That right of way is now part of Naylors Run Park.