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Eddystone station

Coordinates: 39°51′26″N 75°20′30″W / 39.8573°N 75.3416°W / 39.8573; -75.3416
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Eddystone
Eddystone station platform in June 2014.
General information
Location650 Saville Avenue
Eddystone, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates39°51′26″N 75°20′30″W / 39.8573°N 75.3416°W / 39.8573; -75.3416
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport SEPTA City Bus: 37
Construction
Parking256 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities5 rack spaces[1]
AccessibleNo[2]
Other information
Fare zone3[2]
History
Rebuilt1902[3]
Electrified1928[4]
Key dates
1962Station agent eliminated[3]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Chester T.C.
toward Newark
Wilmington/​Newark Line Crum Lynne
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Chester
toward Wilmington
Wilmington Line Baldwin
Location
Map

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.

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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Newark Station". SEPTA. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  3. ^ 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. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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