Merion station

Merion

Merion station in July 2005
Location 293 Idris Road & Hazelhurst Road
Merion, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°59′51″N 75°15′05″W / 39.997375°N 75.251276°W / 39.997375; -75.251276Coordinates: 39°59′51″N 75°15′05″W / 39.997375°N 75.251276°W / 39.997375; -75.251276
Owned by Amtrak[1]
Operated by SEPTA
Line(s)

Keystone Corridor (Main Line)

  Paoli/Thorndale Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 4
Construction
Parking 87 spaces (60 daily, 27 permit)
Bicycle facilities 6 racks (18 spaces)
Other information
Fare zone 2
History
Rebuilt 1995
Electrified September 11, 1915[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2011) 253[3] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
toward Thorndale
Paoli/Thorndale Line
  Former services  
Amtrak
toward Harrisburg
Silverliner Service
Stop dropped in 1979
Pennsylvania Railroad
toward Chicago
Main Line
toward Paoli
Paoli Line

Merion Station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station on the Paoli/Thorndale Line, located in Merion Station, Pennsylvania just outside of Philadelphia. The station building, constructed in 1914 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, is a designated historic building. SEPTA completed renovations of the station building's slate tile roof and the westbound canopy in late 2007.

Amtrak stopped some westbound Silverliner Service trains at Merion until 1979.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Tatnall, Frank (Fall 2015). "A Century of Catenary". Classic Trains. 16 (3): 26.
  3. ↑ "Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 71–72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  4. ↑ National Train Timetables: Effective April 29, 1979. Amtrak. April 29, 1979. p. 21 – via Museum of Railway Timetables.

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