Sharon Hill station (SEPTA Regional Rail)

Coordinates: 39°54′15″N 75°16′15″W / 39.904255°N 75.270971°W / 39.904255; -75.270971
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Sharon Hill
115
Construction
Parking36 spaces[1]
AccessibleNo[2]
Other information
Fare zone2[2]
History
Opened1872 (1872)
Electrified1928[3]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Folcroft
toward Newark
Wilmington/​Newark Line Curtis Park
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Folcroft
toward Wilmington
Wilmington Line Academy
Closed 1949
Curtis Park

Sharon Hill station is a

SEPTA 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,[4]
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.

References

  1. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
    . Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  2. ^
    Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
    . 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 icon
  4. ^ Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine

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