Drexeline (SEPTA Route 101 station)
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Drexeline is a stop along the SEPTA Media (Route 101) trolley line. It is located near Woodland Avenue behind Drexeline Shopping Center in the Drexelbrook section of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
. It is also located northeast of a bridge over Darby Creek
near Indian Rock Park, a 21.9 acres (88,626.2 m²) Natural Environmental Park, containing picnic tables, playground equipment, and basketball courts. Drexeline is the closest stop on the entire Media-Sharon Hill trolley line system to US 1
.
Trolleys arriving at this station travel between 69th Street Terminal
in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania and Orange Street in Media, Pennsylvania
. Free parking is available at this station, although it is primarily designed for patrons of the shopping center. Until the Springfield Mall
opened in 1974, Drexeline was the only stop along the Media line that served a shopping plaza of any kind. Today at least four stops serves shopping centers, and two of them serve the same one in Media.
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
Drexel Hill is a census-designated place in Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Drexel Hill is located southwest of Center City, Philadelphia and is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area...
. It is also located northeast of a bridge over Darby Creek
Darby Creek (Pennsylvania)
thumb|Darby Creek where it crosses [[Pennsylvania Route 320|Route 320]] in [[Marple Township, Pennsylvania|Marple Township]]Darby Creek is a creek in Delaware County, Pennsylvania...
near Indian Rock Park, a 21.9 acres (88,626.2 m²) Natural Environmental Park, containing picnic tables, playground equipment, and basketball courts. Drexeline is the closest stop on the entire Media-Sharon Hill trolley line system to US 1
U.S. Route 1 in Pennsylvania
U.S. Route 1 is a major north–south U.S. Highway, extending from the Florida Keys in the south to the Canadian border in the north. In the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, US 1 runs for from the Maryland state line near Oxford to the New Jersey state line near Trenton.-Maryland to Interstate...
.
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 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...
. Free parking is available at this station, although it is primarily designed for patrons of the shopping center. Until the Springfield Mall
Springfield Mall (Pennsylvania)
Springfield Mall is a regional shopping mall located approximately southwest of Philadelphia in Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It is located just off of Interstate 476 along Baltimore Pike, near its busy intersection with Pennsylvania Route 320...
opened in 1974, Drexeline was the only stop along the Media line that served a shopping plaza of any kind. Today at least four stops serves shopping centers, and two of them serve the same one in Media.