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Darby (SEPTA station)
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Darby is a station along the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor
in Darby, Pennsylvania
. It serves the Wilmington/Newark Regional Rail Line. Amtrak does not stop here, thus the station is only served by SEPTA. The station is officially listed as being located at 4th Street & Colwyn Avenue (incorrectly listed by SEPTA as Colwyn Street), but the only access to the station is from 5th and Pine Streets. Access to 4th Street from the station is only available from a staricase down an embankment to the dead end at Pine Street.
Darby originally had two other railroad stations. One of them was owned by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
(now the Philadelphia Subdivision of CSX) and was located at Main and Sixth Streets, where the SEPTA Route 11
trolley crosses today, and the other was owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad
and was located where the current station stands, and later across the tracks.
The current Darby station lies southeast of the Darby Transportation Center
, a SEPTA bus and trolley terminal designed for the terminus of Routes 11
and 13
of the SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines. Currently, no connections are available between the two stations.
Northeast Corridor
The Northeast Corridor is a fully electrified railway line owned primarily by Amtrak serving the Northeast megalopolis of the United States from Boston in the north, via New York to Washington, D.C. in the south, with branches serving other cities...
in Darby, Pennsylvania
Darby, Pennsylvania
Darby is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, along Darby Creek southwest of downtown Philadelphia. It has a public library founded in 1743 and a cemetery more than 300 years old. The Quakers lived there early in the colonial era. Darby was settled about 1660 and was...
. It serves the Wilmington/Newark Regional Rail Line. Amtrak does not stop here, thus the station is only served by SEPTA. The station is officially listed as being located at 4th Street & Colwyn Avenue (incorrectly listed by SEPTA as Colwyn Street), but the only access to the station is from 5th and Pine Streets. Access to 4th Street from the station is only available from a staricase down an embankment to the dead end at Pine Street.
Darby originally had two other railroad stations. One of them was owned by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
(now the Philadelphia Subdivision of CSX) and was located at Main and Sixth Streets, where the SEPTA Route 11
SEPTA Route 11
SEPTA's Subway-Surface Trolley Route 11 is a trolley line operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority that connects the 13th Street in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Darby Transportation Center in Darby, Pennsylvania...
trolley crosses today, and the other was owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
and was located where the current station stands, and later across the tracks.
The current Darby station lies southeast of the Darby Transportation Center
Darby Transportation Center
Darby Transportation Center is a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority outdoor bus and trolley terminal in Darby, Pennsylvania. The SEPTA Subway-Surface trolleys 11 and 13 travel between the terminal and Center City Philadelphia. SEPTA suburban buses serve the terminal connecting it...
, a SEPTA bus and trolley terminal designed for the terminus of Routes 11
SEPTA Route 11
SEPTA's Subway-Surface Trolley Route 11 is a trolley line operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority that connects the 13th Street in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Darby Transportation Center in Darby, Pennsylvania...
and 13
SEPTA Route 13
SEPTA's Subway-Surface Trolley Route 13 is a trolley line operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority that connects the 13th Street in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the Yeadon Loop station in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, although limited service is available to the Darby...
of the SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines. Currently, no connections are available between the two stations.