Sharon Hill station (SEPTA Regional Rail)

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Sharon Hill
SEPTA.svg
SEPTA Station Sharon Hill PA.jpg
LocationSharon & Woodland Avenues
Sharon Hill, PA
Coordinates39°54′15″N 75°16′15″W / 39.904255°N 75.270971°W / 39.904255; -75.270971Coordinates: 39°54′15″N 75°16′15″W / 39.904255°N 75.270971°W / 39.904255; -75.270971
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections
  Route 102 at Sharon Hill
Suburban Bus SEPTA Suburban Bus: 115
Construction
Parking35 spaces
Disabled accessNo
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened1872
ElectrifiedSeptember 30, 1928[1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Folcroft
toward Newark
Wilmington/​Newark Line Curtis Park
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Folcroft
toward Wilmington
Wilmington Line
Closed 1949
Curtis Park

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 within walking distance of the Sharon Hill terminus of the Route 102 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,[2] is abandoned and is to be restored. It is located at Sharon & Woodland Avenues. Amtrak trains pass through but do not stop.

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.

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Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Marcus Hook, Wilmington or Newark (Folcroft)
Outbound      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Marcus Hook, Wilmington or Newark (Folcroft)
← Amtrak services do not stop here
Inbound Amtrak services do not stop here →
     Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Temple University (Curtis Park)
Inbound      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Temple University (Curtis Park)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance to Clifton/Sharon Avenues and parking

References[]

  1. ^ "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
  2. ^ Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine

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