Marcus Hook station explained

Marcus Hook
Style:SEPTA
Style2:SEPTA Regional Rail
Symbol Location:SEPTA
Symbol:SEPTA
Address:20 West 12th Street
Borough:Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates:39.8215°N -75.4197°W
Owned:SEPTA
Line:Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:4
Connections: SEPTA Suburban Bus:
Parking:202 spaces[1]
Bicycle:2 rack spaces
Accessible:No
Zone:3[2]
Rebuilt:1893[3]
Electrified:1928[4]
Former:Linwood
Years1: 1964
Events1:1893 station depot razed[5] [6]
Pass Year:2017
Passengers:548 boardings, 573 alightings (weekday average)[7]
Pass Rank:44 of 146
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Other Services Header:Former services
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:14

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.

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

Marcus 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marcus Hook Station . July 12, 2023 . . en-US.
  2. Web site: April 16, 2023 . Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable . July 11, 2023 . SEPTA.
  3. News: Butler . Edith . Hook Landmark to Vanish . May 12, 2019 . The Delaware County Daily Times . September 17, 1963 . Chester, Pennsylvania . 3. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy . January 31, 2021 . The Every Evening . October 1, 1928 . . 1. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Ready to Fall . May 12, 2019 . The Delaware County Daily Times . February 4, 1964 . Chester, Pennsylvania . 11. Newspapers.com.
  6. News: Old Hook Station Replaced . May 12, 2019 . The Delaware County Daily Times . February 12, 1964 . Chester, Pennsylvania . 12. Newspapers.com.
  7. Web site: Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update. . June 2020 . 24 . March 11, 2022.
  8. http://www.west2k.com/pastations/delawarepa.shtml Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania