Claymont station

Claymont
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°W / 39.7976; -75.4521Coordinates: 39°47′51″N 75°27′08″W / 39.7976°N 75.4521°W / 39.7976; -75.4521
Line(s)
  Wilmington/Newark Line
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]
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
toward Newark
Wilmington/Newark Line
  Former services  
Pennsylvania Railroad
Edge Moor
toward Wilmington
Wilmington Line
Naaman

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. 1 2 3 "Delaware State Rail Plan" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 4-6, 4-8. Retrieved December 2, 2015.

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