Churchmans Crossing station
Churchmans Crossing station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Newark, Delaware. Located at 1 Fairplay Boulevard, it serves the Wilmington/Newark Line. The station lies on the property of the Delaware Park Racetrack, and has a 125-space parking lot. It is served by SEPTA on weekdays only. Churchmans Crossing station is referred to as Fairplay Station at Churchmans Crossing by DART First State.
Churchmans Crossing station platform | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | Fairplay Station at Churchmans Crossing | ||||||||||
| Location | 1 Fairplay Boulevard Newark, Delaware | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°41′38″N 75°40′21″W / 39.6940°N 75.6724°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | DART First State | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Connections | DART First State: 54, 62 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | 230 spaces[1] | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 5 rack spaces[1] | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes[2] | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Fare zone | 4[2] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2000[3] | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1935[4] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2017 | 321 boardings, 330 alightings (weekday average)[5] | ||||||||||
| Rank | 83 of 146 | ||||||||||
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Churchmans Crossing station consists of six plexiglass shelters within the parking lot. Access to the platform is available from a staircase leading down an embankment which runs parallel to the Delaware Park Boulevard bridge over the tracks. An elevator next to the staircase provides handicapped accessibility. The station opened in 2000.[3]
Station layout edit
Churchmans Crossing consists of a side platform adjacent to Track 1 that serves all SEPTA trains.
References edit
- ^ a b "Churchmans Crossing Station". Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ a b "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ a b "Delaware State Rail Plan" (PDF). Delaware Department of Transportation. 2011. pp. 4–6. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ^ "N.Y.-Washington Electric Train Service Starts Sunday on P.R.R." The Daily Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. February 9, 1935. p. 3. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
External links edit
Media related to Churchmans Crossing station at Wikimedia Commons
- SEPTA – Churchmans Crossing station
- Station from Google Maps Street View
- Flickr Photos by DART First State