Sharon Hill station (SEPTA Regional Rail)

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Sharon Hill
SEPTA.svg
SEPTA Station Sharon Hill PA.jpg
Sharon Hill station with abandoned station building above
General information
Location414 Sharon Avenue
Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°54′15″N75°16′15″W / 39.904255°N 75.270971°W / 39.904255; -75.270971
Owned by SEPTA
Line(s) Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg SEPTA Suburban Bus: 115
Construction
Parking36 spaces [1]
AccessibleNo [2]
Other information
Fare zone2 [2]
History
Opened1872 (1872)
Electrified1928 [3]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Folcroft
toward Newark
Wilmington/​Newark Line Curtis Park
toward Temple University
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Folcroft
toward Wilmington
Wilmington Line Academy
Closed 1949
toward Suburban Station
Curtis Park
toward Suburban Station
Location
Sharon Hill station (SEPTA Regional Rail)

Sharon Hill station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania. It serves the Wilmington/Newark Line, with southbound service to Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia. This station is about 1⁄2-mile (0.80 km) away from the Sharon Hill terminus of the stop on the SEPTA Metro D2 trolley, although no direct connection exists between the two stations. It is not a staffed station and has no ticket machines. The historic station building, which was originally built in 1872, [4] is abandoned and is to be restored. It is located at Sharon & Woodland Avenues. Amtrak trains pass through but do not stop.

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Station layout

Sharon Hill 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Sharon Hill Station". SEPTA . Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA . April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. ↑ Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine


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