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 Media–Sharon Hill LineRoute 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.
Sharon Hill  | ||||||||||||||
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 Sharon Hill station with abandoned station building above | ||||||||||||||
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| Location | 414 Sharon Avenue Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°54′15″N 75°16′15″W / 39.904255°N 75.270971°W | |||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | |||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Connections |  SEPTA Suburban Bus: 115 | |||||||||||||
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| Parking | 36 spaces[1] | |||||||||||||
| Accessible | No[2] | |||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2[2] | |||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1872 | |||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1928[3] | |||||||||||||
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Station layout
editSharon 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
edit- ^ "Sharon Hill Station". SEPTA. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ a b "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- SEPTA – Sharon Hill station
- Historic Sharon Hill PRR Station photos
- Station House from Google Maps Street View
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