Darby stationis aSEPTA Regional Railstation inDarby, Pennsylvania.It is located on theNortheast Corridorat 4th and Colwyn Streets, and serves theWilmington/Newark Line.

Darby
Darby station as seen from above
General information
Location399 South 4th Street
Darby, Pennsylvania,U.S.
Coordinates39°54′47″N75°15′17″W/ 39.912962°N 75.254588°W/39.912962; -75.254588
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)AmtrakNortheast Corridor
Platforms2side platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Parking21 spaces[1]
AccessibleNo[2]
Other information
Fare zone2[2]
History
Electrified1928[3]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Curtis Park
towardNewark
Wilmington/​Newark Line Penn Medicine
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Curtis Park Wilmington Line Philadelphia
Location
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The station sits just southeast from theDarby Transportation Center,aSEPTAbus and trolley terminal that is the terminus ofRoutes 11and13of theSEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines.There are no connections between the two stations.

Darby once had two other railroad stations. One, owned by theBaltimore and Ohio Railroad(now thePhiladelphia SubdivisionofCSX), sat at Main and Sixth Streets,[4]where theSEPTA Route 11trolley crosses today. The other, owned by thePennsylvania Railroad,stood where the current station stands, and later across the tracks.[4]

Station layout

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Darby has two low-levelside platformswith pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

References

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  1. ^"Darby Station".SEPTA.RetrievedJuly 12,2023.
  2. ^ab"Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable"(PDF).SEPTA.April 16, 2023.RetrievedJuly 11,2023.
  3. ^"Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy".The Every Evening.Wilmington, Delaware.October 1, 1928. p. 1.RetrievedJanuary 31,2021– via Newspapers.
  4. ^ab"Delaware County Pennsylvania Railroad Stations".west2k.RetrievedJuly 13,2023.
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