Merion station

Merion station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station on the Paoli/Thorndale Line, located in Merion, Pennsylvania just outside of Philadelphia. Merion has two low-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

For the unincorporated community, see Merion Station, Pennsylvania.
Not to be confused with Marion railway station.

Merion
Merion station house as seen from across the tracks in July 2005.
General information
Location293 Idris Road
Merion, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°59′51″N 75°15′05″W
Owned byAmtrak[1]
Operated bySoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Line(s)Amtrak Keystone Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Parking87 spaces[2]
Bicycle facilities24 rack spaces[2]
AccessibleNo[3]
Other information
Fare zone2[3]
History
Rebuilt1917
Electrified1915[4]
Passengers
2017286 weekday boardings[5]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Narberth
toward Thorndale
 Paoli/​Thorndale Line Overbrook
toward Temple University
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Narberth
toward Harrisburg
 Silverliner Service
Stop dropped in 1979
 Overbrook
toward Philadelphia–Suburban
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Narberth
toward Paoli
 Paoli Line Overbrook
toward Suburban Station

History

The station building, constructed in 1917 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, is a designated historic station. It replaced an earlier structure built in the 1860s. It is one of the few historic stations to retain a complex of similarly-designed buildings: the passenger depot on the inbound side, and on the outbound side a still-active post office, outbound waiting room (now unused), and baggage building (also unused). SEPTA completed work to replace the station building's slate tile roof and renovate the outbound canopy in late 2007.

Amtrak stopped some westbound Silverliner Service trains at Merion until 1979.[6]

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 January 9, 2013.
  2. "Merion Station". Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  3. "Paoli/Thorndale Line Timetable" (PDF). Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  4. "Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R." The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. "Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. p. 79.
  6. National Train Timetables: Effective April 29, 1979. Amtrak. April 29, 1979. p. 21 – via Museum of Railway Timetables.

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