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Claymont station

Coordinates: 39°47′51″N 75°27′08″W / 39.7976°N 75.4521°W / 39.7976; -75.4521
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Claymont
SEPTA Regional Rail commuter station
The Claymont station as seen in April 2012 from the Temple University-bound platform, facing south towards Wilmington.
General information
LocationMyrtle & Marion Avenues,
Claymont, Delaware 19703
Coordinates39°47′51″N 75°27′08″W / 39.7976°N 75.4521°W / 39.7976; -75.4521
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsLocal Transit DART First State: 1, 61
Construction
Parking509 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Closed1982–1990[1]
Rebuilt1991[1]
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
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  Former services  
PRR
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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. ^ a b c "Delaware State Rail Plan" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 4-6, 4-8. Retrieved December 2, 2015.