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
Location	1555 Baltimore Avenue Folcroft, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	39°54′02″N 75°16′46″W
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 115
Construction
Parking	42 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	2 rack spaces[1]
Accessible	No[2]
Other information
Fare zone	2[2]
History
Electrified	1928[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
Location

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.

References

1. "Folcroft Station". SEPTA. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
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.
4. "Many SEPTA stations to get makeovers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 29, 2009.

External links

• SEPTA – Folcroft station
• Folcroft PRR Station Image
• Primos Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View