Villanova (SEPTA Regional Rail station)

Villanova
SEPTA regional rail
Location	1797 County Line Road and North Spring Mill Road Villanova, PA, 19085
Coordinates	40°02′20″N 75°20′32″W / 40.0388°N 75.3422°W / 40.0388; -75.3422Coordinates: 40°02′20″N 75°20′32″W / 40.0388°N 75.3422°W / 40.0388; -75.3422
Owned by	Amtrak[1]
Operated by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Paoli/Thorndale Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 105
Construction
Parking	167 spaces (85 daily, 82 permit)
Bicycle facilities	5 racks (10 spaces)
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1890[2]
Electrified	1915
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	571[3] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Radnor toward Thorndale Paoli/Thorndale Line Rosemont toward Temple University   Former services   Pennsylvania Railroad Radnor toward Chicago Main Line Rosemont toward New York City or Exchange Place Radnor toward Paoli Paoli Line Rosemont toward Suburban Station

Villanova Station is a commuter rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at North Spring Mill Road (PA 320) near County Line Road, Villanova, Pennsylvania.^[4] It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains.

The station building was originally built in 1890 by the Pennsylvania Railroad and is within the campus of Villanova University. The eastbound and westbound platforms are ground-level and are connected by an underground non-handicapped accessible pedestrian tunnel running beneath the tracks. There is also a small café there called "Rosie's Mug".

The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 5:55 a.m. to 1:20 p.m. excluding holidays. There are 167 parking spaces at the station, including SEPTA permit parking.

This station is 12.0 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. In 2011, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 571, and the average total weekday alightings was 644.^[3]

References

External links

• SEPTA - Villanova Station
• North Spring Mill Road entrance from Google Maps Street View