Wayne (SEPTA station)

Wayne
SEPTA regional rail
Station statistics
Address North Wayne Avenue and West Avenue
Wayne, PA, 19087
Lines
Connections SEPTA Suburban Bus: 105 (on Lancaster Avenue)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 4
Parking Yes
Other information
Opened 1882-1884
Electrified 1915
Accessible
Owned by SEPTA
Fare zone 3
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
toward Thorndale
Paoli/Thorndale Line
Pennsylvania Railroad Station at Wayne
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Architect: Unknown; attributed to Wilson Brothers
Architectural style: Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference#: 99000674
Added to NRHP: 1999[1]

Wayne Station is a commuter rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at North Wayne Avenue & West Avenue, Wayne, Pennsylvania.[2] It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains.

Wayne Station was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1882 to 1884, on a design by Washington Bleddyn Powell. The original builder was William H. Bilyeu. The station building was restored from 1998 to 2010 with significant local community support and funding. The year after this restoration project began, the station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The scope of this restoration included repair or replacement of the chimney, masonry, windows, doors, and the retaining wall.

SEPTA began a $22.7 million second phase of improvements that included roof replacement, repairs to the masonry and structural members, and other upgrades to the station building. The outbound shelter, dating from about 1890, was disassembled and completely rebuilt, mostly with new materials. In addition, ADA-mandated improvements including new high-level platforms, stairs and ramps to the platforms, building modifications, lighting, handrails, and signage was installed[3]. The new platforms, on both the inbound and outbound sides east of the station building, meant that trains no longer stop in front of the station itself, except in special cases.

Until the summer of 2010, the building housed the Station Cafe & Juice Bar, which served coffee, tea, and other beverages in the mornings and occasionally featured live Jazz at night. The cafe vacated the station shortly before renovations were completed, and re-opened under new ownership shortly after construction was completed.

The ticket office at this station is open weekdays from 5:50 a.m. to 1:20 p.m. excluding holidays. There are 84 parking spaces at the station and metered daily parking in nearby lots.

This station is 14.5 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. In 2003, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 650.

The hit local band Then Final Steps recently played at the Wayne station.

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