Marcus Hook station (formerly known as Linwood) is a station along the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. Amtrak does not stop here; the station is only served by SEPTA. Many locals continue on to Wilmington and Newark. However, some trains terminate at this station. Located at 12th & Washington Streets, the station has a 147-space parking lot. The line offers southbound service to Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia.
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 An Amtrak train passes through the Marcus Hook station, heading south towards Delaware as seen from the overpass on PA 452 in April 2012. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 20 West 12th Street Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°49′17″N 75°25′11″W / 39.8215°N 75.4197°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  SEPTA Suburban Bus: 119 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 202 spaces[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 2 rack spaces[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 3[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1877 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1893[3] | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1928[4] | |||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Linwood | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1964 | 1893 station depot razed[5][6] | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 548 boardings, 573 alightings (weekday average)[7] | |||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 44 of 146 | |||||||||||||||||
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Marcus Hook station was originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1875, replaced in 1893. That station depot was razed in February 1963. Two other Baltimore and Ohio Railroad stations also used to exist in the Borough.[8]
Station layout
editMarcus Hook 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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Marcus Hook Station". SEPTA. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ a b "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ Butler, Edith (September 17, 1963). "Hook Landmark to Vanish". The Delaware County Daily Times. Chester, Pennsylvania. p. 3. Retrieved May 12, 2019 – 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.
- ^ "Ready to Fall". The Delaware County Daily Times. Chester, Pennsylvania. February 4, 1964. p. 11. Retrieved May 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Old Hook Station Replaced". The Delaware County Daily Times. Chester, Pennsylvania. February 12, 1964. p. 12. Retrieved May 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
External links
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Media related to Marcus Hook station at Wikimedia Commons