Williamson School (SEPTA station)
Williamson School | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| SEPTA regional rail | |||||||||||||||||||||
 The former Williamson School station in January 2013. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |
Station Drive Media, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°54′10″N 75°25′24″W / 39.9029°N 75.4234°WCoordinates: 39°54′10″N 75°25′24″W / 39.9029°N 75.4234°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Williamson School is an abandoned train station located on Station Drive near New Middletown Road in Middletown Twp, Pennsylvania. The station was a stop on the Pennsylvania Railroad's West Chester Line. It later became a part of SEPTA's R3 West Chester.
The station, and all of those west of Elwyn, was closed in September 1986, due to deteriorating track conditions and Chester County's desire to expand facilities at Exton Station on SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale Line. Service was "temporarily suspended" at that time, with substitute bus service provided. Williamson School station still appears in publicly posted tariffs.
The original station is located on the grounds of the Williamson Free School. When the line was open, the station mainly served students and faculty of the facility.