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Coordinates: 39°5429N 75°1554W / 39.908083°N 75.265008°W / 39.908083; -75.265008
 

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Curtis Park

Curtis Park station platform in June 2014
General information
Location400 Oak Avenue
Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates39°54′29N 75°15′54W / 39.908083°N 75.265008°W / 39.908083; -75.265008
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport SEPTA Suburban Bus: 115
Construction
Parking24 spaces[1]
AccessibleNo[2]
Other information
Fare zone2[2]
History
OpenedMarch 7, 1949[3]
Electrified1928[4]
Previous namesAcademy[5]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Sharon Hill
toward Newark
Wilmington/​Newark Line Darby

Former services

Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Sharon Hill
toward Wilmington
Wilmington Line Darby

Location

Map

Curtis Park station is a station along the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. Amtrak does not stop here; the station is only served by SEPTA. The station is officially located at Elmwood Avenue near Calcon Hook Road in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania. In reality it is located at the dead ends of Oak Avenue, one block east of Calcon Hook Road, and is accessible from Calcon Hook Road from Woodlawn Terrace on the north side of the tracks and Elmwood Avenue from the south side.

Curtis Park was originally known as Academy prior to 1948.[6] It was named for the local branch of the Holy Child Academy, which was once located nearby. The name Curtis Park derives from Curtis Publishing, which once operated a massive printing plant a block away from the station. The station has been closed and boarded up but still stands as a pair of platformed shelters, dividing Oak Avenue into two halves on either side of the railroad lines while Calcon Hook Road crosses over the lines. The station building was built by or for the Pennsylvania Railroad when the name was changed as the Curtis Publishing Company moved to town.

Station layout

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Curtis Park has two low-level side platforms with walkways connecting passengers to the inner tracks. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor lines bypass the station via the center tracks.

References

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  1. ^ "Curtis Park Station". SEPTA. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  • ^ a b "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  • ^ "New Curtis Park Station". Delaware County Daily Times. March 5, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved April 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  • ^ "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
  • ^ "New Curtis Park Station Gets Off to Quiet Start". Delaware County Daily Times. March 7, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved April 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  • ^ West, Dan. "Database of Pennsylvania RR Stations Past & Present". www.west2k.com. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
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