Tacony station as seen in September 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 4938 Disston Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°01′24″N75°02′20″W / 40.0232°N 75.0389°W /40.0232; -75.0389 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | AmtrakNortheast Corridor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | 4rack spaces[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Electrified | June 29, 1930[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tacony station is aSEPTA Regional Rail station inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at Disston and Keystone Streets in theTacony neighborhood ofNortheast Philadelphia, it serves theTrenton Line. The station is located along theNortheast Corridor, owned byAmtrak. It is 12.1 miles (19.5 km) fromSuburban Station. In 2004, this station saw 131 boardings on an average weekday. Amtrak trains do not stop at this station.
An electrical storm with heavy winds on March 27, 1911 knocked over the station at Tacony along with the railroad tower atHolmesburg Junction. Much of the neighborhood was also wiped out, with the police station leveled along with several houses.[4] The demolition of the railroad station killed an unidentified man in the depot.[5]
A walkway over the freight track allows passengers to board and alight Trenton-bound trains from the outer passenger service track.
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