Summary
St. Davids station is a commuter rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at the intersection of Chamounix Road & Glynn Lane, Wayne, Pennsylvania.[5] Named for the nearby historic Episcopal church, the station is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains. There is no ticket office at this station. There are 107 parking spaces at the station (57 SEPTA spaces, 50 non-SEPTA spaces). There are also 5 bike racks available that can accommodate up to 20 bikes.[6] It is in Radnor Township.[7]
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 The Saint Davids station, facing east, including the tracks and the inbound and outbound platforms | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 53 Chamounix Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°02′38″N 75°22′25″W / 40.0439°N 75.3735°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 | 107 spaces (57 daily, 50 public daily) | |||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 4 racks (14 spaces) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1890[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | September 11, 1915[3] | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 242[4] (weekday boardings) | |||||||||||||||||
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St. Davids station is 13.7 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station, and was originally built in 1890 by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The station depot was demolished in 1966 and replaced with the existing structure.[8] In 2017, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 242, and the average total weekday alightings was 278.[4]
There is currently[when?] an ongoing effort to raise funding for a planned restoration of the station shelters to their original 19th-century condition. This restoration includes replacing later woodwork that utilized simple designs not matching original specifications, return of cast-iron Pennsylvania Railroad station signage, and repainting the station shelters to historically accurate colors.[9]
Station layout edit
St. Davids has two low-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.
References edit
- ^ "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- ^ "Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R." The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 43–46.
- ^ Google Map of Saint Davids Station location
- ^ "St. Davids Station". Septa. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Township Map". Radnor Township. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- ^ Yanosey, Robert (2009). Pennsylvania Railroad Facilities In Color. Vol. 3: Philadelphia Division. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books, Inc. p. 96. ISBN 978-1582482552.
- ^ "What We're Doing". Friends of St. Davids Station. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
External links edit
Media related to St. Davids (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- SEPTA – St. Davids station
- Chamounix Road entrance from Google Maps Street View