Newark station (Delaware)

Newark
Newark station in September 2021
General information
Other namesThomas R. Carper Station
Location10 Mopar Drive
Newark, Delaware
United States
Coordinates39°40′13″N 75°45′11″W / 39.67028°N 75.75306°W / 39.67028; -75.75306
Owned byDART First State
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections
Construction
Parking256 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities5 rack spaces[1]
AccessibleYes[2]
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: NRK
SEPTA: 90201
Fare zone4 (SEPTA)[2]
History
Opened1877 (1877)
ElectrifiedJanuary 28, 1935[3] (ceremonial)
February 10, 1935[4] (regular service)
Passengers
FY 202329,344[5] (Amtrak)
2017318 boardings, 238 alightings (weekday average)[6] (SEPTA)
Rank85 of 146 (SEPTA)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Aberdeen
toward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke
 Northeast Regional Wilmington
toward Boston South or Springfield
     Acela does not stop here
     Cardinal does not stop here
     Carolinian does not stop here
     Crescent does not stop here
     Palmetto does not stop here
     Silver Meteor does not stop here
     Vermonter does not stop here
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Terminus Wilmington/​Newark Line Churchmans Crossing
toward Temple University
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Elkton
toward Washington, D.C.
 Chesapeake Wilmington
toward Philadelphia–Suburban
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Iron Hill
toward Washington, D.C.
 Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Ruthby
toward Philadelphia
Proposed services
Preceding station MARC Following station
Elkton
towards Union Station
 Penn Line Terminus
Newark Passenger Station
Area0.1 acres (0.04 ha)
Built1877
Built byPhiladelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
ArchitectS. T. Fuller
Architectural styleLate Victorian, High Victorian
MPSNewark MRA
NRHP reference No.82002346[7]
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1982
Location
Map

Newark station, also known as Thomas R. Carper Station, is a train station in Newark, Delaware, on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, serving a limited number of Amtrak Northeast Regional trains and SEPTA's Wilmington/Newark Line regional rail trains.

  1. ^ a b "Newark Station". SEPTA. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Pennsy's New Electric Train Breaks Record". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. January 28, 1935. p. 28. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "N.Y.-Washington Electric Train Service Starts Sunday on P.R.R." The Daily Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. February 9, 1935. p. 3. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Delaware" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.|pass_year=2017
  7. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.