Newark station (Delaware)

Newark
Newark station in September 2021
General information
Other names	Thomas R. Carper Station
Location	10 Mopar Drive Newark, Delaware United States
Coordinates	39°40′13″N 75°45′11″W / 39.67028°N 75.75306°W / 39.67028; -75.75306
Owned by	DART First State
Line(s)	Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	DART First State: 10, 33, 46, DART Connect Cecil Transit: 4 James F. Hall Trail
Construction
Parking	256 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	5 rack spaces[1]
Accessible	Yes[2]
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: NRK SEPTA: 90201
Fare zone	4 (SEPTA)[2]
History
Opened	1877 (1877)
Electrified	January 28, 1935[3] (ceremonial) February 10, 1935[4] (regular service)
Passengers
FY 2023	29,344[5] (Amtrak)
2017	318 boardings, 238 alightings (weekday average)[6] (SEPTA)
Rank	85 of 146 (SEPTA)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Aberdeen toward Norfolk, Newport News or Roanoke Northeast Regional Wilmington toward Boston South or Springfield      Acela does not stop here      Cardinal does not stop here      Carolinian does not stop here      Crescent does not stop here      Palmetto does not stop here      Silver Meteor does not stop here      Silver Star does not stop here      Vermonter does not stop here Preceding station SEPTA Following station Terminus Wilmington/​Newark Line Churchmans Crossing toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Elkton toward Washington, D.C. Chesapeake Wilmington toward Philadelphia–Suburban Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Iron Hill toward Washington, D.C. Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Ruthby toward Philadelphia
Proposed services Preceding station MARC Following station Elkton towards Union Station Penn Line Terminus
Newark Passenger Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	0.1 acres (0.04 ha)
Built	1877
Built by	Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Architect	S. T. Fuller
Architectural style	Late Victorian, High Victorian
MPS	Newark MRA
NRHP reference No.	82002346[7]
Added to NRHP	May 7, 1982
Location

Newark station, also known as Thomas R. Carper Station, is a train station in Newark, Delaware, on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, serving a limited number of Amtrak Northeast Regional trains and SEPTA's Wilmington/Newark Line regional rail trains.