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 platform in June 2014.
General information
Location1555 Baltimore Avenue
Folcroft, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°54′02″N 75°16′46″W
Owned bySoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport SEPTA Suburban Bus: 115
Construction
Parking42 spaces[1]
Bicycle 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
toward Temple University
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Glenolden
toward Wilmington
 Wilmington Line Sharon Hill
toward Suburban Station

On May 28, 2009, SEPTA approved a $2.6 million rehabilitation effort which will include Folcroft station.[4]

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.

P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Track 1 ←      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Temple University (Sharon Hill)
Track 2 ←      Amtrak services do not stop
Track 3 →      Amtrak services do not stop →
Track 4 →      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Newark (Glenolden) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Entrance/exit, buses, park and ride

References
  1. "Folcroft Station". Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  2. "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. 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
  4. "Many SEPTA stations to get makeovers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 29, 2009.
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