Curtis Park station

Curtis Park station is a station along the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. Amtrak does not stop here; the station is only served by SEPTA. The station is officially located at Elmwood Avenue near Calcon Hook Road in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania. In reality it is located at the dead ends of Oak Avenue, one block east of Calcon Hook Road, and is accessible from Calcon Hook Road from Woodlawn Terrace on the north side of the tracks and Elmwood Avenue from the south side.

Curtis Park
Curtis Park station in June 2014.
Location	Elmwood Avenue near Calcon Hook Road Sharon Hill, PA 19079.
Coordinates	39.908083°N 75.265008°W
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Northeast Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 115
Construction
Parking	26
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	March 7, 1949[1]
Electrified	September 30, 1928[2]
Previous names	Academy[3]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Sharon Hill toward Newark Wilmington/​Newark Line Darby toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Sharon Hill toward Wilmington Wilmington Line Darby toward Suburban Station

According to the Pennsylvania Railroad Stations Past & Present website, Curtis Park was originally known as "Academy Station" prior to 1948. It was believed to have been named from a local branch of the Holy Child Academy which was once located nearby. The station has been closed and boarded up but still stands as a pair of platformed shelters, dividing Oak Avenue into two halves on either side of the railroad lines while Calcon Hook Road crosses over the lines. The station building was built by or for the Pennsylvania Railroad when the name was changed as the Curtis Publishing Company moved to town.

Station layout

Curtis Park has two low-level side platforms with walkways connecting passengers to the inner tracks. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor lines bypass the station via the center tracks.

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

References

1. "New Curtis Park Station". Delaware County Daily Times. March 5, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved April 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "New Curtis Park Station Gets Off to Quiet Start". Delaware County Daily Times. March 7, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved April 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• SEPTA – Curtis Park Station
• Station from Google Maps Street View