SEPTA - New Claymont, DE station coming in 2020

[AmtrakBlue]

http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2016/07/29/new-claymont-station-boon-job-growth/87700644/

 

[fairviewroad]

"The new station, which will be built by 2020,"

Woah, slow down there, Delaware! Is four years enough time to build a commuter rail station?

[snark aside, it sounds like a considerable improvement over the current one.]

 

[jis]

Take a first look as Claymont's new train station takes shape. More development coming.

A new train station and a mixed-use development project promise to revitalize the Claymont in the next decade.

www.delawareonline.com

 

[b1xn00d]

"is four years enough time to build a commuter rail station?

Evidently not

 

[Thirdrail7]

This station looks like it should be complete in the next year or so. However, I don't see ANYTHING being built around it. As of now, it is sitting on the outskirts of a giant dirt lot. Is there any update on the redevelopment of the former Citi Steel site?

 

[AmtrakBlue]

This station looks like it should be complete in the next year or so. However, I don't see ANYTHING being built around it. As of now, it is sitting on the outskirts of a giant dirt lot. Is there any update on the redevelopment of the former Citi Steel site?

Redevelopment near upgraded SEPTA stop in Delaware shifts from offices toward warehouses

An $84 million transit hub for SEPTA and DART riders will open in the fall at the former steel mill site in Claymont, Del.

www.inquirer.com

 

[AmtrakBlue]

More about development near the Claymont Station

New warehouse to kickstart First State Crossing

First Industrial Realty Trust will build a 385,000-square-foot warehouse at the First State Crossing project underway in Claymont.

delawarebusinesstimes.com

This has info about the old station on pages 16 & 34 in regards to connecting to a proposed river park

https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/wdel.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/a7/5a735b92-3030-11ec-9855-d38f7738fa11/616da0b7769d4.pdf.pdf

 

[Thirdrail7]

Now, we're going to have always suspected that parking garage would go to waste. I didn't remember the current Claymont "overflowing" under most circumstances. Now, they want to turn the area into a warehouse/truck interchange, which will drive away housing on the land.

If this comes to fruition, neighbors are going to wish the steel plant was still there.