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Folcroft station

Coordinates: 39°54′02″N 75°16′46″W / 39.900667°N 75.279543°W / 39.900667; -75.279543
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Folcroft
Folcroft station platform in June 2014.
General information
Location1555 Baltimore Avenue
Folcroft, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates39°54′02″N 75°16′46″W / 39.900667°N 75.279543°W / 39.900667; -75.279543
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport SEPTA Suburban Bus: 115
Construction
Parking42 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities2 rack spaces[1]
AccessibleNo[2]
Other information
Fare zone2[2]
History
Electrified1928[3]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Glenolden
toward Newark
Wilmington/​Newark Line Sharon Hill
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Glenolden
toward Wilmington
Wilmington Line Sharon Hill
Location
Map

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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Folcroft Station". SEPTA. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "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
  4. ^ "Many SEPTA stations to get makeovers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 29, 2009.
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