The line was originally built by the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad, which opened the Philadelphia-to-Burmont section on November 15, 1853.

The station was a stop on the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad beginning in 1858.

The Media/Elwyn line was originally the main line of the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad, laid in 1852-53.

The hamlet of Protection also developed around this time and eventually served as a depot of the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad.

On 7 April 1826, the Legislature granted a charter for the Columbia, Lancaster and Philadelphia Railroad.

Morton Station was originally built in 1867 for the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad.

The West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad was built through Media on October 19, 1854.

The West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad (WC&P) operated in the greater Philadelphia area from 1848 to 1881.

Market Street Station was opened in 1875 by the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad.

In 1853, the land along the river was sold to the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad, which built a rail line along it.