Downingtown (SEPTA station)
| Downingtown Amtrak station SEPTA Regional Rail commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Philadelphia-bound platform at Downingtown Station. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Address |
198 West Lancaster Avenue and Stuart Avenue Downingtown, PA 19335 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°00′09″N 75°42′37″W / 40.002545°N 75.710363°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | SEPTA:Amtrak: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |
 Krapf's Transit Route A TMACC Beeline Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Enclosed plexiglas shelters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 360 spaces (226 daily, 134 municipal) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 2 racks (4 spaces) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 19th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1990s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | DOW (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Amtrak[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Amtrak & SEPTA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 5 (SEPTA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2013) | 68,918[2]  5.5% (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2012) | 359 (weekday boardings)[3] (SEPTA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Downingtown Station is a commuter rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at West Lancaster Avenue & Stuart Avenue in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. It is served by Amtrak Keystone Service and SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line trains.
The original Downingtown Station was built in 19th century by the Pennsylvania Railroad, and was destroyed by fire in the early 1990s. The foundation from the old station can still be seen today.[4]
There is no ticket office at this station. There are 360 parking spaces for daily parking at the station–223 spaces are owned by SEPTA, and the remaining are part of an adjacent municipal lot. This is 32.8 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. Downingtown is the western-most Amtrak station on the Keystone Corridor that is also serviced by SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale service. Additionally, the Krapf's Transit Route A and TMACC Beeline buses serve the station. In 2011, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 359, and the average total weekday alightings was 315.[3]
References
- ↑ "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg “Keystone” Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. p. 71-72. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ↑ Pennsylvania Railroad Stations Past and Present
External links
- Amtrak – Stations – Downingtown, PA
- Downingtown Amtrak-SEPTA Station (USA RailGuide – Train Web)
- Krapf's Transit Homepage
- Krapf's Transit Route A Schedule
- TMACC Beeline Bus
- Old Downingtown PRR Station, south side c.1900
- Station from Google Maps Street View
Coordinates: 40°00′09″N 75°42′37″W / 40.002545°N 75.710363°W