Eddystone station is a station along the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line and Amtrak Northeast Corridor. Amtrak does not stop here; only SEPTA serves this station. Eddystone is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Eddystone  | |||||||||||||
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 Eddystone station platform in June 2014. | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 650 Saville Avenue Eddystone, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°51′26″N 75°20′30″W / 39.8573°N 75.3416°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  SEPTA City Bus: 37 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 256 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 5 rack spaces[1] | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | No[2] | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 3[2] | ||||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | 1902[3] | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1928[4] | ||||||||||||
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| 1962 | Station agent eliminated[3] | ||||||||||||
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The area of Eddystone is rather historic, home to the Baldwin Locomotive Works, which built 100,000+ steam, diesel, and electric locomotives until the mid-1950s. The station, located at Industrial Highway (PA 291) & Saville Avenue, includes a 12-space parking lot. A second platform exists along Seventh Street west of Saville Avenue.
Station layout edit
Eddystone 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
- ^ a b "Newark Station". Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ a b Osolin, Charles (July 20, 1962). "New Era Saps Purpose from Eddystone Station". The Delaware County Daily Times. p. 11. Retrieved April 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
