Claymont station
SEPTA Regional Rail commuter station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Claymont station in April 2012, facing south | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location |
Myrtle & Marion Avenues Claymont, Delaware | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°47′51″N 75°27′08″W / 39.7976°N 75.4521°WCoordinates: 39°47′51″N 75°27′08″W / 39.7976°N 75.4521°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | DART First State: 1, 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | 509 spaces | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1982–1990[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1991[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Claymont is a station along the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor in Claymont, Delaware; Amtrak services do not stop here and the station is only served by SEPTA. This station is the first stop in Delaware, continuing towards Wilmington and Newark. It is located at Myrtle & Marion Avenues and includes a 509 space parking lot. The line offers southbound service to Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia. The south end of the station contains a long pedestrian bridge that crosses over Interstate 495 to Governor Printz Boulevard. The former depot, built by the Pennsylvania Railroad, burned down in the late 1980s.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Delaware State Rail Plan" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 4-6, 4-8. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
External links
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