Merion station

Merion
Merion
	Merion station in July 2005
Location	293 Idris Road, Merion, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°59′51″N 75°15′05″W / 39.997375°N 75.251276°WCoordinates: 39°59′51″N 75°15′05″W / 39.997375°N 75.251276°W
Owned by	Amtrak
Operated by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Keystone Corridor (Main Line)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Parking	87 spaces (60 daily, 27 permit)
Bicycle facilities	6 racks (18 spaces)
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Rebuilt	1995
Electrified	September 11, 1915
Passengers
2017	286 (weekday boardings)
Services
Former services

Merion station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station on the Paoli/Thorndale Line, located in Merion, Pennsylvania just outside of Philadelphia. The station building, constructed in 1914 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, is a designated historic building. SEPTA completed renovations of the station building's slate tile roof and the westbound canopy in late 2007. In 2017, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 286, and the average total weekday alightings was 284.^[3]

Amtrak stopped some westbound Silverliner Service trains at Merion until 1979.^[4]

Station layout[]

Merion has two low-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

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	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 4	← Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Narbeth) ← Amtrak services do not stop here
	Track 3	← Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Narbeth) ← Amtrak services do not stop here
	Track 2	← Amtrak services do not stop here → ← Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Overbrook) →
	Track 1	← Amtrak services do not stop here → ← Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Overbrook) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Street level	Exit/entrance, station house, parking

References[]

^ "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
^ "Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R." The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. p. 79.
^ National Train Timetables: Effective April 29, 1979. Amtrak. April 29, 1979. p. 21 – via Museum of Railway Timetables.

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[1] "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.

[2] "Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R." The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[passenger-3] "Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. p. 79.

[4] National Train Timetables: Effective April 29, 1979. Amtrak. April 29, 1979. p. 21 – via Museum of Railway Timetables.

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