Wawa station

Wawa
Former Wawa station site in March 2017. The left track formerly diverged to become the Octoraro Branch.
Location	US 1 (Baltimore Pike) Chester Heights, Pennsylvania.
Coordinates	39°54.041′N 75°27.514′W / 39.900683°N 75.458567°W / 39.900683; -75.458567Coordinates: 39°54.041′N 75°27.514′W / 39.900683°N 75.458567°W / 39.900683; -75.458567
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	West Chester Branch
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
History
Closed	1986
Electrified	1928
Previous names	Baltimore Central Junction
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station   Starting in Summer 2020   Terminus Media/Elwyn Line Elwyn toward Temple University   Former services   Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Darlington (closed 1986) toward West Chester West Chester Line Lenni (closed 1986) toward Suburban Station Pennsylvania Railroad Darlington toward West Chester West Chester Branch Lenni toward Suburban Station Chester Heights toward Octoraro Octoraro Branch Terminus

Wawa station is a defunct commuter rail station on the SEPTA Regional Rail R3 West Chester Line, located to U.S. Route 1 in Chester Heights, Pennsylvania. Originally built by the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad, it later served the Pennsylvania Railroad's West Chester Branch, which finally became SEPTA's R3 line. The outer section of the line, including Wawa station, was closed in 1986.

SEPTA will restore service on the Media/Elwyn Line from its current terminus at Elwyn station to Wawa in mid-2020.

The West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad (WC&P) began constructing its rail line from Philadelphia in 1852 and reached Wawa in 1857. The remainder of the line to West Chester was completed in 1858. The WC&P merged with the P&BC in 1881, and both were controlled by the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Wawa station was originally known as the Baltimore Central Junction Station, being the northern terminus of the Philadelphia and Baltimore Central Railroad (P&BC), later called the Octoraro Branch. This line was built by the P&BC between 1855 and 1868, and originally connected with the Columbia & Port Deposit Railroad in Maryland. Tourist operator Wawa & Concordville Railroad leased the Concordville-Wawa segment in 1967 and 1968 to operate passenger trains. Damage caused by Hurricane Agnes 1972 rendered the line unusable.