Strafford (SEPTA station)

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Strafford Station is a commuter rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at Old Eagle School Rd & Crestline Rd, Strafford, Pennsylvania 19087. ^[1] It is served by most R5 Paoli-Thorndale trains.

The Strafford Station building was originally built for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Fairmount Park. In 1885, the building was moved to Wayne, Pennsylvania. In 1887, the building was moved again to its current location in Strafford. The station has also been damaged by fires numerous times. The landmark building was constructed in the "Eastlake" or "Stick" architectural style popular from 1855 to 1877.^[2] The train station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. ^[3]

SEPTA restored the station from 1999 to 2002. Work included restoring the historic station building itself, the platforms, shelters, and canopies. The station was made ADA-compliant with ramps to the platforms. Mini-high-level platforms will be installed after the Amtrak Keystone Corridor project is complete.

The ticket office at this station is open weekdays from 5:50 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. excluding holidays. There are 115 parking spaces at the station and SEPTA permit parking in nearby lots. There is a coffee shop inside the building.

This station is in fare zone 3 and is 15.4 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2003, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 898.