Claymont (SEPTA station)

Claymont
SEPTA Regional Rail commuter station
The Claymont station as seen in April 2012 from the Temple University-bound platform, facing south towards Wilmington.
Location	Myrtle & Marion Avenues, Claymont, Delaware 19703
Coordinates	39°47′51″N 75°27′08″W / 39.7976°N 75.4521°WCoordinates: 39°47′51″N 75°27′08″W / 39.7976°N 75.4521°W
Line(s)	Wilmington/Newark Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	DART First State: 1, 61
Construction
Parking	509 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Closed	1982–1990[1]
Rebuilt	1991[1]
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Wilmington toward Newark Wilmington/Newark Line Marcus Hook toward Temple University   Former services   Pennsylvania Railroad Edge Moor toward Wilmington Wilmington Line Naaman toward Suburban Station

Claymont is a station along the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor in Claymont, Delaware; Amtrak services do not stop here and the station is only served by SEPTA. This station is the first stop in Delaware, continuing towards Wilmington and Newark. It is located at Myrtle & Marion Avenues and includes a 509 space parking lot. The line offers southbound service to Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia. The south end of the station contains a long pedestrian bridge that crosses over Interstate 495 to Governor Printz Boulevard. The former depot, built by the Pennsylvania Railroad, burned down in the late 1980s.^[1]

References

1. "Delaware State Rail Plan" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 4-6, 4-8. Retrieved December 2, 2015.

External links

• SEPTA – Claymont Station
• Station from Google Maps Street View