Westtown (SEPTA station)

Westtown SEPTA regional rail
Restored Westtown Station
Station statistics
Address	Street Road Thornbury Township, Pennsylvania.
Coordinates	39.93193°N 75.54915°W / 39.93193; -75.54915
Lines	Media/Elwyn Line
Structure	Frame building
Levels	1
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Opened	1859
Closed	1986
Electrified	1928
Owned by	SEPTA
Formerly	Pennsylvania Railroad
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Oakbourne (closed 1986) toward West Chester Media/Elwyn Line West Chester Cheyney (closed 1961) toward Temple University

Westtown is a train station located on Street Road in Thornbury Township, Pennsylvania. The station was a stop on the Pennsylvania Railroad's (PRR) West Chester Line. It later became a part of SEPTA's R3 West Chester line.

SEPTA discontinued regular passenger service 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 restored by the West Chester Railroad in 1997, a privately owned and operated heritage railway that operates between Glen Mills and West Chester on weekends.

History

Westtown Station was built in 1859 and was originally called Street Road Station, but was renamed to Westtown in 1888. The Westtown Post Office was established there in 1871, though it has since moved to a new site in an adjacent building.

The station still stands and is home to an art gallery run by Kenneth Kazanjian, a potter, and Shelly Shultz, a painter.

External links

• West Chester Railroad's official website
• History of Westtown Station via the Westtown School