Clifton–Aldan (SEPTA station)

Clifton-Aldan
Clifton-Aldan
Location	Springfield Road & West Maryland Avenue Clifton Heights, PA 19018
Coordinates	39°55′35″N 75°17′27″W / 39.92634°N 75.29075°W / 39.92634; -75.29075Coordinates: 39°55′35″N 75°17′27″W / 39.92634°N 75.29075°W / 39.92634; -75.29075
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Media/Elwyn Line   Media-Sharon Hill Line
Platforms	2 side platforms (Media/Elwyn) Sidewalks(Route 102)
Tracks	2 (Media/Elwyn), 2 (Route 102)
Construction
Parking	110 Free/32 with Permits
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1880
Electrified	1928 (Media/Elwyn)
Previous names	Aldan
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Primos toward Elwyn Media/Elwyn Line Gladstone toward Temple University   Transfer   Providence Road toward Sharon Hill Media-Sharon Hill Line Route 102 Springfield Road toward 69th Street Shisler Avenue (Closed March 15, 2010) toward Sharon Hill

Clifton–Aldan station is a SEPTA station in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania. It serves the Media/Elwyn Line and is nearby the Clifton–Aldan station of the SEPTA Route 102 trolley. It is located at Springfield Road and West Maryland Avenue and has a 110-space parking lot. In 2013, this station saw 351 boardings and 329 alightings on an average weekday.

The Clifton–Aldan trolley stop is officially a separate station requiring additional fare. The trolley stop is on the portion of the line where the tracks run in the streets rather than on their own right-of-way. Trolleys run beneath a narrow and low 13 feet 4 inches (4.06 m) bridge over Springfield Road with a parallel pedestrian tunnel before approaching the regional railroad station. South of the station, the Route 102 line moves from Springfield Road to Woodlawn Avenue. A shelter for the northbound trolley exists on Woodlawn Avenue near the corner of Springfield Road.

According to the Pennsylvania Railroad Stations Past & Present website, Clifton-Aldan Station was originally built in 1880 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as Aldan Station, in the style of a stone Victorian farm house 2^1/2 stories high. Parking is available on the south side of the tracks on the corner of Springfield Road and West Maryland Avenue as well as on the north side of the tracks along Jefferson Street between South Springfield Road and South Penn Street.

On May 28, 2009, SEPTA approved a $2.6 million rehabilitation effort which will include Clifton-Aldan station.