Eddystone station

Eddystone
Eddystone station in June 2014.
Location	Industrial Highway (PA 291) & Saville Avenue Eddystone, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°51′26″N 75°20′30″W / 39.8573°N 75.3416°W / 39.8573; -75.3416Coordinates: 39°51′26″N 75°20′30″W / 39.8573°N 75.3416°W / 39.8573; -75.3416
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Northeast Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 37 (on Industrial Highway)
Construction
Parking	12 spaces
Disabled access	No
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Rebuilt	1902[1]
Electrified	September 30, 1928[2]
Key dates
1962	Station agent eliminated[1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Chester T.C. toward Newark Wilmington/​Newark Line Crum Lynne toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Chester toward Wilmington Wilmington Line toward Suburban Station

Eddystone station is a station along the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line and Amtrak Northeast Corridor. Amtrak does not stop here, only SEPTA serves this station. Eddystone is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.

The area of Eddystone is rather historic, home to the Baldwin Locomotive Works, which built 100,000+ steam, diesel, and electric locomotives until the mid-1950s. The station, located at Industrial Highway (PA 291) & Saville Avenue, includes a 12-space parking lot. A second platform exists along Seventh Street west of Saville Avenue.

Station layout[]

Eddystone 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[]

External links[]

• SEPTA – Eddystone Station
• 7th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View