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Atlantic City Line

East = to Atlantic City

West = to Downtown Center City

Note: The traditional railroad designation is SOUTH from Cherry Hill to Atlantic City. The Pennsylvania Railroad designation was NORTH from 30th Street to Zoo Junction, WEST from Zoo Junction to Frankford Junction and SOUTH from Frankford Junction to Atlantic City. NJT uses EAST and WEST exclusively for all their services. Since NJT runs this line, this site will use EAST and WEST as shown above

 

30th Street Station

30th Street Station (LOWER LEVEL) is described on a separate page

We leave via a two track line paralleling I-76 to our south .We enjoy a high speed run.

 

North Philadelphia

Amtrak North Philadelphia is described on the SEPTA R7 Page.

 

Frankford Junction

Frankford Junction is described on the SEPTA R7 Page

We leave the Northeast Corridor and pass under the Market Frankford Line and cross the Delaire lift Bridge into New Jersey and enter our first station which is under construction,

 

Pennsauken Transfer

Pennsauken Transfer will have an island platform and two tracks and will have a connection to the River line Station also under construction

 

Cherry Hill

Cherry Hill  has two tracks. We use the south track which has a high platform to the south along with a station house. Leaving here we become one track (the north track being the survivor) .We have one grade crossing at Utica Avenue in Westmont, a slow section of track and then enter a slight cut surfacing at PATCO Haddonfield. Our line is to the North of PATCO and we share a right of way to Lindenwold where PATCO ends.

 

Lindenwold

Lindenwold has one track and a high island platform  which shares the stationhouse with PATCO (separate fare for PATCO)

 

Berlin

Berlin is a closed station with the station house to the Southside of the south trackway. We use the north track. It had a low platform. Locals have confirmed there WAS a station here and that the name was indeed called Berlin

 

Atco

Atco has 1 track and a high side platform to the south. We are on an embankment.

 

Hammonton

Hammonton has 1 track and a high side platform to the south. We are at grade

 

Egg Harbor City

Egg Harbor City has 1 track and a high side platform to the north. We are at grade

 

Absecon

Absecon has 1 track and a high side platform to the north. We are on a fill, with exit downward to reach the street and sidewalk. The name is pronounced "Ab- see-kon". We cross a small body of water first to our north an then on both sides We then cross the ocean and Atlantic City Expressway via a long bridge.

 

Atlantic City

Atlantic City has 5 tracks. Track 5 has a side platform Tracks 4 and 3 share an island platform as do tracks 2 and 1 the station has a direct exit to the Convention Center. The station has skylights and is very light and airy and gives nice views of trains and the ocean. Platforms are fairly long.

 

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