Folcroft  | |||||||||||||
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 Folcroft station platform in June 2014. | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | 1555 Baltimore Avenue Folcroft, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°54′02″N 75°16′46″W / 39.900667°N 75.279543°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  SEPTA Suburban Bus: 115 | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Parking | 42 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 2 rack spaces[1] | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | No[2] | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2[2] | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1928[3] | ||||||||||||
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Folcroft station is a SEPTA train station on the Wilmington/Newark Line in Pennsylvania. The line offers southbound service to Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia. Located at Primos and Elmwood Avenues in Folcroft, the station has a 43-space parking lot.
On May 28, 2009, SEPTA approved a $2.6 million rehabilitation effort which will include Folcroft station.[4]
Station layout
Folcroft 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.
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Track 1 | ← Wilmington/Newark Line toward Temple University (Sharon Hill) | |
| Track 2 | ← Amtrak services do not stop | |
| Track 3 | Amtrak services do not stop → | |
| Track 4 | Wilmington/Newark Line toward Newark (Glenolden) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| G | Street level | Entrance/exit, buses, park and ride |
References
- 1 2 "Folcroft Station". Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- 1 2 "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Many SEPTA stations to get makeovers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 29, 2009.
External links
- SEPTA – Folcroft Station
- Folcroft PRR Station Image
- Primos Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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