Claymont station

Claymont station is a station along the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor in Claymont, Delaware; Amtrak services do not stop here and the station is only served by SEPTA. This station is the first stop in Delaware, continuing towards Wilmington and Newark. It is located at Myrtle & Marion Avenues and includes a 509 space parking lot. The line offers southbound service to Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia. The south end of the station contains a long pedestrian bridge that crosses over Interstate 495 to Governor Printz Boulevard.

Claymont
Claymont station in April 2012, facing south
Location	Myrtle & Marion Avenues Claymont, Delaware
Coordinates	39.7976°N 75.4521°W
Owned by	DART First State
Line(s)	Northeast Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	DART First State: 31, 61
Construction
Parking	509 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Closed	1982–1990[1]
Rebuilt	1991[1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Wilmington toward Newark Wilmington/​Newark Line Marcus Hook toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Edge Moor toward Wilmington Wilmington Line Naaman toward Suburban Station

History

Claymont station was originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a commuter rail stop between Philadelphia and Wilmington. Service passed on to the Penn Central Railroad in 1968 and Conrail in 1976. The former depot, built by the Pennsylvania Railroad, burned down on July 25, 1981.[2] When SEPTA took over service from Conrail on January 1, 1983, Claymont station was closed as service in Delaware was eliminated.[3] Claymont station reopened to SEPTA service in 1991, with retrofitted bus shelters constructed at the station.[1]

Future

The current Claymont station is slated to be replaced with the Claymont Regional Transportation Center. The new station will be located ¹⁄₂ mile (0.80 km) north of the current station at the former site of Evraz Claymont Steel, which is being redeveloped into a mixed-use office, commercial, and light industrial development, and will have connections to area roads, public transportation, and pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Plans for the new station date back to 2005. On July 29, 2016, the Claymont Regional Transportation Center received a $10 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.[4] The new station is projected to cost $71 million. Construction on the Claymont Regional Transportation Center is planned to begin in spring 2019 with completion expected in fall 2021.[5]

Station layout

Claymont 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.

G
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Outbound	←      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Wilmington or Newark (Wilmington)
	Outbound	←      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Wilmington or Newark (Wilmington) ← Amtrak services do not stop here
	Inbound	← Amtrak services do not stop here → ←      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Temple University (Marcus Hook) →
	Inbound	←      Wilmington/​Newark Line toward Temple University (Marcus Hook) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Street level	Exit/entrance and parking

References

1. "Delaware State Rail Plan" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 4-6, 4-8. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
2. "Fire Termed Suspicious Guts Delaware Train Station". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 27, 1981. p. 2B. Retrieved March 30, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Rail Unions Set Strike Deadline". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. February 10, 1983. p. 23. Retrieved October 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "$10 Million TIGER Grant Will Begin Construction of New Claymont Regional Transportation Center" (Press release). DART First State. July 29, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
5. "New Claymont Train Station Project to Begin in Spring" (PDF) (Press release). DART First State. February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.

External links

Media related to Claymont station at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA – Claymont Station
• Station from Google Maps Street View