Delanco is a station on the River Line light rail system, located on Rhawn Avenue in Delanco, New Jersey.

Delanco
Delanco station in April 2015.
General information
LocationRhawn Avenue
Delanco, New Jersey
Coordinates40°2′53″N 74°57′1″W / 40.04806°N 74.95028°W / 40.04806; -74.95028
Owned byNew Jersey Transit
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Parking48 spaces plus 2 accessible spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone1
History
OpenedMarch 15, 2004 (2004-03-15)
Services
Preceding station NJ Transit Following station
Riverside River Line Beverly/Edgewater Park
toward Trenton
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Riverside
toward Camden
Camden – South Amboy Beverly
Location
Map

The station opened on March 15, 2004.[1] Southbound service from the station is available to Camden, New Jersey. Northbound service is available to the Trenton Rail Station with connections to New Jersey Transit trains to New York City, SEPTA trains to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Amtrak trains. Transfer to the PATCO Speedline is available at the Walter Rand Transportation Center.

No connecting service is available at this station. The station itself is the first one after the crossing of the Rancocas Creek Railroad Bridge. The surroundings of the station are primarily residential, with the exceptions of an open field across Rhawn Avenue, and a former one-story industrial building at the end of the road, that is fenced off. A Boise Cascade warehouse can be found across from the east end of Rhawn Avenue on Coopertown Road.[2]

Looking south at the station from the Coopertown Road/Cooper Street grade crossing.

References

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  1. ^ Mulvihill, Geoff (March 15, 2004). "Smooth Sailing for Light Rail on First Day of Operation". The Courier-News. Bridgewater, New Jersey. Associated Press. p. A3. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Boise Cascade Corporation (Cortera Business Directory)
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