Merion station

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
Location	293 Idris Road Merion, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	39°59′51″N 75°15′05″W
Owned by	Amtrak[1]
Operated by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Amtrak Keystone Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Parking	87 spaces[2]
Bicycle facilities	24 rack spaces[2]
Accessible	No[3]
Other information
Fare zone	2[3]
History
Rebuilt	1917
Electrified	1915[4]
Passengers
2017	286 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
Location

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.

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". SEPTA. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
3. "Paoli/Thorndale Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA. 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.
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.

External links

Media related to Merion (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA – Merion station
• Station from Google Maps Street View