Sharon Hill station (SEPTA Regional Rail)

Sharon Hill
Sharon Hill station with abandoned station building above
General information
Location414 Sharon Avenue
Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°54′15″N 75°16′15″W / 39.904255°N 75.270971°W / 39.904255; -75.270971
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport SEPTA Suburban Bus: 115
Construction
Parking36 spaces[1]
AccessibleNo[2]
Other information
Fare zone2[2]
History
Opened1872 (1872)
Electrified1928[3]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Folcroft
toward Newark
Wilmington/​Newark Line Curtis Park
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Folcroft
toward Wilmington
Wilmington Line Academy
Closed 1949
Curtis Park
Location
Map

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 about 12-mile (0.80 km) away from the Sharon Hill terminus of the stop on the Media–Sharon Hill LineRoute 102 trolley, although no direct connection exists between the two stations. It is not a staffed station and has no ticket machines. The historic station building, which was originally built in 1872,[4] is abandoned and is to be restored. It is located at Sharon & Woodland Avenues. Amtrak trains pass through but do not stop.

  1. ^ "Sharon Hill Station". SEPTA. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 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. ^ Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Archived 2008-10-09 at the Wayback Machine