SEPTA celebrates completion of two station projects


Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) completed both its Wayne Junction Station and 9th Street Station recently.

 

Located on Windrim Avenue in the city’s Nicetown neighborhood, near the border of Germantown, Wayne Junction Station has been a transportation hub station since it was opened by the Reading Railroad in 1881. It was originally designed by architect Frank Furness and was rebuilt in 1901. After more than 100 years of use, the facility had fallen into a state of disrepair.

The $31.5-million project to revitalize the facility had been deferred due to funding constrains, however, a $4-million Federal Transit Administration Livability Grant awarded in 2011 helped SEPTA to advance the initiative.

“We have great partnerships at the federal, state and local levels that enabled this project to be a success,” said SEPTA Board Chairman Pasquale Deon, Sr. “Efforts like these support key parts of our transit infrastructure and are crucial to sustaining and growing economic development in the Greater Philadelphia Region and throughout commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”

Although it required significant construction, the station remained open while work was underway to maintain regular service for customers. Wayne Junction serves as a multi-modal transfer point between six of SEPTA’s regional rail lines, as well as three major transit routes – the Route 75 Trackless Trolley and Bus Routes 23 and 53. The station serves more than 321,000 riders annually.

“Wayne Junction Station is a critical part of the SEPTA system and we’re thrilled to be able to deliver these improvements to our riders and the community,” said SEPTA General Manager Jeffrey Knueppel.

The Lansdale/Doylestown Regional Rail 9th Street Station renovation was a public private partnership between SEPTA, Lansdale Borough, Lansdale Parking Authority and Stoltz Real Estate Partners.

The new station features galvanized steel entrance structure and paved plaza, ADA accessible high level platforms, weather protected customer waiting shelter, LED lighting and signage, landscaping and stormwater management system, modernized grade crossing and signal system, a 78-space permanent parking lot and a 125-space temporary parking lot.

 

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