Folcroft station

Folcroft station is a SEPTA train station on the Wilmington/Newark Line in Pennsylvania. The line offers southbound service to Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia. Located at Primos and Elmwood Avenues in Folcroft, the station has a 43-space parking lot.

Folcroft
Folcroft station in June 2014.
Location1556 Baltimore Avenue
Folcroft, PA, 19032
Coordinates39.900667°N 75.279543°W / 39.900667; -75.279543
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections SEPTA Suburban Bus: 115
Construction
Parking43 spaces
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zone2
ElectrifiedSeptember 30, 1928[1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Glenolden
toward Newark
Wilmington/Newark Line Sharon Hill
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Glenolden
toward Wilmington
Wilmington Line Sharon Hill

On May 28, 2009, SEPTA approved a $2.6 million rehabilitation effort which will include Folcroft station.[2]

Station layout

Folcroft 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.

G
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound      Wilmington/Newark Line toward Marcus Hook, Wilmington or Newark (Glenolden)
Outbound      Wilmington/Newark Line toward Marcus Hook, Wilmington or Newark (Glenolden)
← Amtrak services do not stop here
Inbound Amtrak services do not stop here →
     Wilmington/Newark Line toward Temple University (Sharon Hill)
Inbound      Wilmington/Newark Line toward Temple University (Sharon Hill)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance to Primos Avenue and parking

References

  1. "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Many Septa stations to get makeovers
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