Curtis Park station is a station along the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. Amtrak does not stop here; the station is only served by SEPTA. The station is officially located at Elmwood Avenue near Calcon Hook Road in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania. In reality it is located at the dead ends of Oak Avenue, one block east of Calcon Hook Road, and is accessible from Calcon Hook Road from Woodlawn Terrace on the north side of the tracks and Elmwood Avenue from the south side.
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 Curtis Park station platform in June 2014 | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 400 Oak Avenue Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°54′29″N 75°15′54″W / 39.908083°N 75.265008°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  SEPTA Suburban Bus: 115 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 24 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | No[2] | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2[2] | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | March 7, 1949[3] | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1928[4] | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Academy[5] | ||||||||||||
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Curtis Park was originally known as Academy prior to 1948.[6] It was named for the local branch of the Holy Child Academy, which was once located nearby. The name Curtis Park derives from Curtis Publishing, which once operated a massive printing plant a block away from the station. The station has been closed and boarded up but still stands as a pair of platformed shelters, dividing Oak Avenue into two halves on either side of the railroad lines while Calcon Hook Road crosses over the lines. The station building was built by or for the Pennsylvania Railroad when the name was changed as the Curtis Publishing Company moved to town.
Station layout
editCurtis Park has two low-level side platforms with walkways connecting passengers to the inner tracks. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor lines bypass the station via the center tracks.
References
edit- ^ "Curtis Park Station". SEPTA. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ a b "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "New Curtis Park Station". Delaware County Daily Times. March 5, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved April 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Curtis Park Station Gets Off to Quiet Start". Delaware County Daily Times. March 7, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved April 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ West, Dan. "Database of Pennsylvania RR Stations Past & Present". www.west2k.com. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
