Summary
Radnor station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Radnor, Pennsylvania. It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains. Radnor has two low-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.
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 Radnor station in July 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 291 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°02′42″N 75°21′34″W / 40.0449°N 75.3595°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Amtrak[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Amtrak Keystone Corridor (Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  SEPTA Suburban Bus: 106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 220 spaces (95 daily, 46 permit, 79 municipal meters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 2 racks (4 spaces) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1999–2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | September 11, 1915[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 586 boardings 749 alightings (weekday average)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 41 of 146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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History edit
The Radnor station was originally built in 1872.[4] It was a replacement for the former Morgan's Corner Station built by the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad.[5] The station was designed by Joseph M. Wilson and Frederick G. Thorn, both later of Wilson Brothers & Company, architects. Radnor's design was a brick variant of Wynnewood station, with a two-story agent's residence addition. A nearly identical version of Radnor Station was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Hawkins, just east of Pittsburgh.[6]
After electrification, in 1917 a synchronous compensator for delivering reactive power was installed (see Amtrak's 25 Hz traction power system). This device was later removed. Between 1999 and 2002, SEPTA restored and renovated the historic station building. The station building was restored, its historic eastbound shelter replaced with a modern structure, and new platforms, ramps, lighting, and signage were installed.
References edit
- ^ "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ "Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R." The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ Radnor Station data from the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings (PAB) project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia
- ^ Morgan's Corner P&C RR station, 1856 (Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania)
- ^ Wilson Brothers & Co., "Catalogue of Work Executed," 1885.
External links edit
- SEPTA – Radnor station
- Station from Google Maps Street View