The station is built on a "T" plan with a hipped cross-gable roof and Victorian detailing such as ornamental brackets and sawtooth brickwork.

By September, the city had hired John Milner Associates of West Chester, Pa., to develop architectural specifications for restoration.

Restoration work encompassed the first floor ticket booths, the ladies' and men's waiting rooms, modernized upstairs offices, and rebuilt canopies on the exterior.

[14] An extension of MARC's Penn Line commuter rail service from its current terminus at Perryville, Maryland has been discussed, connecting Newark to Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

Currently, the MTA funds a local bus connection between Newark and Baltimore with a transfer at Elkton station.

[15] A bill in Maryland awaiting the signature of Governor Larry Hogan would extend MARC service from Perryville to Newark.

In 2020, Representative Edward Osienski and Senator Stephanie Hansen cosponsored a resolution to the Delaware General Assembly that will add commuter rail service between Newark and Perryville, involving an extension of MARC service to connect with SEPTA at Newark and provide an alternate to Amtrak for Delaware residents wanting to travel to Baltimore and Washington, D.C.