Eddystone station is a station along the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line and Amtrak

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. Amtrak does not stop here; only SEPTA serves this station. Eddystone is a borough in Delaware County,

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. The area of Eddystone is rather historic, home to the

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, which built 100,000+ steam, diesel, and electric locomotives until the mid-1950s. The station, located at Industrial Highway (

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) & Saville Avenue, includes a 12-space parking lot. A second platform exists along Seventh Street west of Saville Avenue.

Station layout

Eddystone has two low-level

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s with walkways connecting passengers to the inner tracks.

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lines bypass the station via the inner tracks.

References

External links

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7th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
{{SEPTA Regional Rail stations SEPTA Regional Rail stations Stations on the Northeast Corridor Railway stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Wilmington/Newark Line