Folcroft station

Folcroft station is a SEPTA train station on the Wilmington/Newark Line in Pennsylvania. The line offers southbound service to Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia. Located at Primos and Elmwood Avenues in Folcroft, the station has a 43-space parking lot.

Folcroft
Folcroft station in June 2014.
General information
Location1556 Baltimore Avenue
Folcroft, Pennsylvania 19032
Coordinates39.900667°N 75.279543°W / 39.900667; -75.279543
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections SEPTA Suburban Bus: 115
Construction
Parking43 spaces
Disabled accessNo
Other information
Fare zone2
ElectrifiedSeptember 30, 1928[1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Glenolden
toward Newark
Wilmington/​Newark Line Sharon Hill
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Glenolden
toward Wilmington
Wilmington Line Sharon Hill

On May 28, 2009, SEPTA approved a $2.6 million rehabilitation effort which will include Folcroft station.[2]

Station layout

Folcroft 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.

G
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound ←      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Marcus Hook, Wilmington or Newark (Glenolden)
Outbound ←      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Marcus Hook, Wilmington or Newark (Glenolden)
← Amtrak services do not stop here
Inbound ← Amtrak services do not stop here →
←      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Temple University (Sharon Hill) →
Inbound ←      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Temple University (Sharon Hill) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance to Primos Avenue and parking

References

  1. "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Many Septa stations to get makeovers
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