Norwood station
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Norwood station is a SEPTA train station on the Wilmington/Newark Line. While on tracks owned by the company, Amtrak trains do not stop here, as it is served only by SEPTA. The line offers southbound service to Marcus Hook, Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia and points beyond (most commonly Norristown[citation needed]). The station, located at Winona & Welcome Avenues in Norwood, Pennsylvania, includes a 62-space parking lot on its outbound platform side (along Harrison Avenue). Pedestrian walkways and staircases connect the inbound and outbound platforms via the Amosland Road Bridge, which overpasses the tracks. Opposite the tracks from the SEPTA designated parking lot is metered street and lot parking.
Norwood station platform | |||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||
Location | 498 Welcome Avenue Norwood, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°53′29″N 75°18′08″W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||
Parking | 62 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||
Accessible | No[2] | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Fare zone | 2[2] | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | September 1, 1875 (1875-09-01)[3] | ||||||||||||
Electrified | 1928[4] | ||||||||||||
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1950 | 1875 depot burns[3] | ||||||||||||
1951 | 1875 station depot razed[5] | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2017 | 267 boardings, 238 alightings (weekday average)[6] | ||||||||||||
Rank | 96 of 146 | ||||||||||||
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The station opened on September 1, 1875, as part of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad. The depot lasted until May 11, 1950, when a fire burned the structure. The depot was razed on September 25, 1951, over a year later.