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[KevinKorell]

Construction Equipment Guide, 10/12/22:

 

 

 

  New Claymont Rail Station in Delaware to Replace Aging Amtrak Facility    

 

 

 

A new train station, known officially as the Claymont Regional Transportation Center (CRTC), the first phase in a major redevelopment project in the northern Delaware town, is currently taking shape with plans to open in 2023, according to Railway Technology.

 

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I am sure Amtrak owns the facility adjacent to their tracks, but that headline still sent me into fact-checking mode because the wonder is whether Amtrak ever used it.    SEPTA trains do stop there on the way to/from Wilmington and Newark, but modern day Amtrak trains make no stops between Philadelphia and Wilmington.   For a very short time in the late 1970's and early 1980's there was a Philadelphia-Washington Amtrak train known as the Chesapeake, which stopped at Chester, PA and Wilmington and Newark in the First State, but not at Claymont.

[KevinKorell]

Town Square Delaware,  11/20/23:
 

 

 SEPTA train service starts Dec. 4 at new Claymont station

 

 

SEPTA commuter train service to the new Claymont Transportation Center starts Dec. 4, increasing the community’s attractiveness to businesses and residents and reducing hassles for commuting into – and just visiting – Philadelphia.

 
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[KevinKorell]

Delaware Online,  11/21/23:

 

 

 

    Sneak peak of the new Claymont Regional Transportation Center, opening December 2023  

 

 

 

A $90 million, regional transportation center in Claymont, Delaware will begin SEPTA and DART service on December 4, 2023. The station, at 191 Transit Center Dr., replaces the previous Claymont Rail Station on Myrtle Ave.

 

 

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[KevinKorell]

SEPTA website:

 

 

     New Claymont Transportation Center Now Open  

 

 

On Monday, December 4, the new Harris B. McDowell III Claymont Transportation Center located at 4500 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont, DE opened for SEPTA train and DART bus service.

 

 

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[KevinKorell]

Delaware Public Media, 12/26/23:

 

 

 New train station in Claymont receives praise and recommendations from new passengers       

 

Old passengers -- and new -- are taking advantage of Claymont’s new train station.

 

The new McDowell Transportation Center in Claymont opened on December 4th with free parking, EV charging stations, ADA-compliant high-level covered platforms with windscreens, benches, and USB charging ports.

 

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