Coatesville station

Coatesville

The platform at Coatesville with the disused building beyond.
Location Third Avenue and
Fleetwood Street
Coatesville, PA 19320
Coordinates 39°59′9″N 75°49′15″W / 39.98583°N 75.82083°W / 39.98583; -75.82083
Line(s)
  Keystone Service
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3
Connections Krapf Transit
Other information
Station code COT
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 16,626[1] Increase 0.8%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Harrisburg
Keystone Service
  Former services  
Pennsylvania Railroad
toward Chicago
Main Line
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
(closed 1996)
Terminus
Parkesburg Line
R5 Parkesburg (closed 1996)

Coatesville is an Amtrak rail station located in the far western suburbs of Philadelphia at Third Avenue and Fleetwood Street in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. It is served by most Amtrak Keystone Service trains. An old railroad station building exists at the stop, but is not currently used. There is no ticket office at this station. Coatesville is one of the least-used stations on the Keystone Corridor east of Harrisburg. This may be due to a lack of parking as well as its proximity to Thorndale Station on the SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line. SEPTA once served this station until 1996 when the agency was forced to close a $75 million gap and has since truncated its service.[2]

In summer 2013, the Chester County Economic Development Council announced the selection of a developer for a project to revitalize the Coatesville station area. Total costs will be dependent on final design and engineering estimates, but the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has pledged approximately $20 million to the project. Under the plan, a new station with parking would be built just east of the historic depot, along the tracks between Third and Fourth Avenues.[3]

In addition to the rail service, the Krapf Transit Route A bus stops about 1/4 mile south of the station.

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Septa Plan Draws Wail From Riders R5 Service To Parkesburg And Coatesville May Be Eliminated.".
  3. ↑ "Coatesville Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

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