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 platform in June 2014.
General information
Location1555 Baltimore Avenue
Folcroft, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates39°54′02″N 75°16′46″W / 39.900667°N 75.279543°W / 39.900667; -75.279543
Owned bySEPTA
LineAmtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport SEPTA Suburban Bus: 115
Construction
Parking42 spaces[1]
Cycle facilities2 rack spaces[1]
AccessibleNo[2]
Other information
Fare zone2[2]
History
Electrified1928[3]
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
Location
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On May 28, 2009, SEPTA approved a $2.6 million rehabilitation effort which will include Folcroft station.[4]

Station layout

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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.

References

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  1. 1 2 "Folcroft Station". SEPTA. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  3. "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. "Many SEPTA stations to get makeovers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 29, 2009.
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