It’s pronounced “KINN-widd”. With that aside, happy holidays and let’s look at this station.
Cynwyd is the outer terminus of its namesake line, however it was not always this way. Before the ’80s, the single-tracked line continued on to Ivy Ridge station, shared with the Manayunk/Norristown Line. The station itself is (allegedly) accessible with a mini-high on the inbound end. However, nothing boarded there! Aside from that, there’s a singular side platform, an overpass, some benches, a rail trail where the line used to continue to Ivy Ridge, and a restaurant inside the station house. The stairs going down to the station from Montgomery Avenue was a little sketchy. The rest of the station was actually not awful, though, setting aside service levels. Neat!
The good: It exists? There’s a station house with a restroom, and can be used to keep warm. There’s also a mini-high, technically making this station accessible.
The bad: TRAINS DON’T BOARD FROM IT?! WHAT THE FUCK! The stairs down to the platform is sketchy. The Key ticketing machines don’t actually spit out a ticket. (although this is more an issue with Key itself than a station issue). Also, nonstandard crossing signage?!
Nearby points of interest: I guess the station house itself is one. Also, the rail trail. There’s also A LOT OF SUBURBIA NEARBY.
Transit connections:
Regional Rail (Cynwyd)
SEPTA bus (44, 52)
Overall, while I’m sure the station might be more useful if more trains ran, it still kinda sucks a little! WHY WOULD YOU BOARD FROM THE LOW LEVEL PLATFORM ONLY?! WHAT DO THEY SMOKE?! I’m sorry, but I can’t give a cute station a good rating with questionable operational practices.
Rating: 5/10
Recommended additional readings: Ranya’s Ramblings
