Thomson Avenue (SEPTA Route 101 station)
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Thomson Avenue is a stop along the SEPTA Media (Route 101) trolley line in Springfield, Pennsylvania
. It is officially located near Thomson Avenue & Sidman Drive. The platform and shed are located on the south side of Thomson Avenue.
Trolleys arriving at this station travel between 69th Street Terminal
in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania and Orange Street in Media, Pennsylvania
. The station has a shed with a roof where people can go inside when it is raining. This shed is a traditional "Red Arrow" shed located in an area that's both wooded and residential. Because of this, no parking is available at this station. Thomson Avenue climbs a hill on the west side of this stop as it prepares to terminate at Springfield Hospital on Sproul Road (PA 320
), which has a stop of its own at Springfield Mall
.
Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Springfield Township, or simply Springfield, is a township and a Census Designated Place in Delaware County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 23,677 at the 2000 census...
. It is officially located near Thomson Avenue & Sidman Drive. The platform and shed are located on the south side of Thomson Avenue.
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...
. The station has a shed with a roof where people can go inside when it is raining. This shed is a traditional "Red Arrow" shed located in an area that's both wooded and residential. Because of this, no parking is available at this station. Thomson Avenue climbs a hill on the west side of this stop as it prepares to terminate at Springfield Hospital on Sproul Road (PA 320
Pennsylvania Route 320
Pennsylvania Route 320 is a north–south state highway in southeastern Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the long route is at PA 291 in Chester...
), which has a stop of its own at 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...
.