Sharon Hill station (SEPTA Regional Rail)

Sharon Hill station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania. It serves the Wilmington/Newark Line, with southbound service to Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia. This station is within walking distance of the Sharon Hill terminus of the Route 102 Trolley, although no direct connection exists between the two stations. It is not a manned station and has no ticket machines. The historic station building, which was originally built in 1872,[1] is abandoned and is to be restored. It is located at Sharon & Woodland Avenues. Amtrak does not stop here; it is served only by SEPTA.

Sharon Hill
SEPTA Regional Rail station
Sharon Hill station
LocationSharon & Woodland Avenues
Sharon Hill, PA
Coordinates39.904255°N 75.270971°W / 39.904255; -75.270971
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections
  Route 102 at Sharon Hill
SEPTA Suburban Bus: 115
Construction
Parking35 spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened1872
Electrified1928
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Folcroft
toward Newark
 Wilmington/​Newark Line Curtis Park
toward Temple University
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Folcroft
toward Wilmington
 Wilmington Line Academy
Closed 1949
toward Suburban Station
Curtis Park
toward Suburban Station

Station layout

Sharon Hill 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.

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Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound ←      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Marcus Hook, Wilmington or Newark (Folcroft)
Outbound ←      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Marcus Hook, Wilmington or Newark (Folcroft)
← Amtrak services do not stop here
Inbound ← Amtrak services do not stop here →
←      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Temple University (Curtis Park) →
Inbound ←      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Temple University (Curtis Park) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance to Clifton/Sharon Avenues and parking

References
  1. Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine


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