Marcus Hook station

Marcus Hook
A Northeast Regional train passes through the Marcus Hook station, heading south towards Delaware as seen from the overpass on PA 452 in April 2012.
General information
Location	20 West 12th Street Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	39°49′17″N75°25′11″W / 39.8215°N 75.4197°W / 39.8215; -75.4197
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 119
Construction
Parking	202 spaces [1]
Bicycle facilities	2 rack spaces [1]
Accessible	No [2]
Other information
Fare zone	3 [2]
History
Opened	1877 (1877)
Rebuilt	1893 [3]
Electrified	1928 [4]
Previous names	Linwood
Key dates
1964	1893 station depot razed [5] [6]
Passengers
2017	548 boardings, 573 alightings (weekday average) [7]
Rank	44 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Claymont toward Newark Wilmington/​Newark Line Highland Avenue toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Edge Moor toward Washington, D.C. Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Lamokin Street toward Philadelphia Naaman toward Wilmington Wilmington Line Highland Avenue toward Suburban Station
Location

Marcus Hook station (formerly known as Linwood) is a station along the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. Amtrak does not stop here; the station is only served by SEPTA. Many locals continue on to Wilmington and Newark. However, some trains terminate at this station. Located at 12th & Washington Streets, the station has a 147-space parking lot. The line offers southbound service to Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia.

Marcus Hook station was originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1875, replaced in 1893. That station depot was razed in February 1963. Two other Baltimore and Ohio Railroad stations also used to exist in the Borough. ^[8]

Station layout

Marcus Hook has two low-level side platforms with walkways connecting passengers to the inner tracks. Amtrak trains bypass the station via the inner tracks.

See also

• Bell Tower (PRR)

References

1. "Marcus Hook Station". SEPTA . Retrieved July 12, 2023.
2. "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA . April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
3. Butler, Edith (September 17, 1963). "Hook Landmark to Vanish". The Delaware County Daily Times. Chester, Pennsylvania. p. 3. Retrieved May 12, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Ready to Fall". The Delaware County Daily Times. Chester, Pennsylvania. February 4, 1964. p. 11. Retrieved May 12, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Old Hook Station Replaced". The Delaware County Daily Times. Chester, Pennsylvania. February 12, 1964. p. 12. Retrieved May 12, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
8. Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

External links

Media related to Marcus Hook station at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA – Marcus Hook station
• Market Street entrance from Google Maps Street View