SEPTA moves ahead on extending R3 rail line
Written by jrood
February 14, 2001 SEPTA took another step toward restoring rail service to Wawa in Delaware County with approval yesterday of nine property easements necessary for the construction, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
SEPTA plans to spend about
$100 million to extend the R3 line three miles from Elwyn to Wawa and to build
a new railcar storage yard. The new Wawa station will have a parking lot with
600 spaces; it is designed to ease overcrowding at the Media and Elwyn
stations.
Service to Wawa, which was
halted in 1982, is expected to be restored by the end of 2013. Population
growth in western Delaware County and southern Chester County prompted the
project.
The SEPTA board yesterday
authorized $47,315 for easements on private property adjoining the rail line.
The land will be used during construction.
