Norwood station

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Norwood
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Norwood station platform
General information
Location498 Welcome Avenue
Norwood, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates 39°53′29″N75°18′08″W / 39.891360°N 75.302221°W / 39.891360; -75.302221
Owned by SEPTA
Line(s) Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Parking62 spaces [1]
AccessibleNo [2]
Other information
Fare zone2 [2]
History
OpenedSeptember 1, 1875 (1875-09-01) [3]
Electrified1928 [4]
Key dates
19501875 depot burns [3]
19511875 station depot razed [5]
Passengers
2017267 boardings, 238 alightings (weekday average) [6]
Rank96 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Prospect Park
toward Newark
Wilmington/Newark Line Glenolden
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Prospect Park
toward Wilmington
Wilmington Line Glenolden
Location
Norwood station

Norwood station is a SEPTA train station on the Wilmington/Newark Line. While on tracks owned by the company, Amtrak trains do not stop here, as it is served only by SEPTA. The line offers southbound service to Marcus Hook, Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia and points beyond (most commonly Norristown [ citation needed ]). The station, located at Winona & Welcome Avenues in Norwood, Pennsylvania, includes a 62-space parking lot on its outbound platform side (along Harrison Avenue). Pedestrian walkways and staircases connect the inbound and outbound platforms via the Amosland Road Bridge, which overpasses the tracks. Opposite the tracks from the SEPTA designated parking lot is metered street and lot parking.

Contents

The station opened on September 1, 1875, as part of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad. The depot lasted until May 11, 1950, when a fire burned the structure. The depot was razed on September 25, 1951, over a year later.

Station layout

The station's inbound platform and ticket office is located next to the Norwood Public Library, a branch of the Delaware County Library System. [7] Norwood has two low-level side platforms with walkways connecting passengers to the inner tracks. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor lines bypass the station via the inner tracks.

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References

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  7. Norwood Public Library