Merion station

For the unincorporated community, see Merion Station, Pennsylvania.
Not to be confused with Marion railway station.

Merion
Merion station house as seen from across the tracks in July 2005.
General information
Location293 Idris Road
Merion, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates39°59′51″N 75°15′05″W / 39.997375°N 75.251276°W / 39.997375; -75.251276
Owned byAmtrak[1]
Operated bySEPTA
Line(s)Amtrak Keystone Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Parking87 spaces[2]
Bicycle facilities24 rack spaces[2]
AccessibleNo[3]
Other information
Fare zone2[3]
History
Rebuilt1917
Electrified1915[4]
Passengers
2017286 weekday boardings[5]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Narberth
toward Thorndale
 Paoli/​Thorndale Line Overbrook
toward Temple University
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Narberth
toward Harrisburg
 Silverliner Service
Stop dropped in 1979
 Overbrook
toward Philadelphia–Suburban
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Narberth
toward Paoli
 Paoli Line Overbrook
toward Suburban Station
Location
Map

Merion station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station on the Paoli/Thorndale Line, located in Merion, Pennsylvania just outside of Philadelphia. Merion has two low-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

  1. ^ "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Merion Station". SEPTA. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Paoli/Thorndale Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R." The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. p. 79.