Downingtown station
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 Station with downtown Downingtown in the background | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 159 Viaduct Avenue Downingtown, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°00′09″N 75°42′37″W / 40.002545°N 75.710363°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Amtrak[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Amtrak & SEPTA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Keystone Corridor (Main Line) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Krapf's Transit Route "A" TMACC Evening Link | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Enclosed plexiglas shelters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 360 spaces (226 daily, 134 municipal) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 2 racks (4 spaces) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | DOW (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 4 (SEPTA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 19th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1990s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | January 15, 1938[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| February 24, 1992 | Pennsylvania Railroad depot burned[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY 2017 | 87,443[4]  12.7% (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 291[5] (SEPTA weekday boardings) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Downingtown station is a commuter and intercity passenger rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at West Lancaster Avenue & Stuart Avenue in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. It is served by most Amtrak Keystone Service and SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line trains, and until November 7, 2011, the eastbound Amtrak Pennsylvanian on Sundays only. In 2017, the average total SEPTA weekday boardings at this station was 291, and the average total SEPTA weekday alightings was 312.[5]
History
The original Downingtown station was built in the 19th century by the Pennsylvania Railroad, and was destroyed by fire in the early morning of February 24, 1992.[3] The foundation from the old station can still be seen today.[6]
Station layout
There is no ticket office at this station. There are 360 parking spaces for daily parking at the station–223 spaces are owned by SEPTA, and the remaining are part of an adjacent municipal lot. This is 32.8 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. Downingtown is the westernmost Amtrak station on the Keystone Corridor that is also served by SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale service. Additionally, the Krapf's Transit Route "A" and TMACC Evening Link buses serve the station.
Downingtown has two low-level side platforms. A center track is not used for passenger service.
| P Platform level | ||
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Track 2 | ← Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Thorndale (Terminus) ← Keystone Service toward Harrisburg (Coatesville) ← Pennsylvanian does not stop here | |
| No service | ← No regular service → | |
| Track 1 | Pennsylvanian does not stop here → Keystone Service toward Philadelphia or New York (Exton) → Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Whitford) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| B | Underpass | Crossunder between platforms |
Gallery
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Station entrance sign -
Station platform -
Station with downtown in background -
Transfer tunnel -
Stairs to the tunnel -
Philadelphia-bound platform at Downingtown station -
Philadelphia-bound SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line train stops at Downingtown station in November 2018
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pennsy Completes New Electric Link". The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. January 15, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b McKinney, Kevin (February 25, 1992). "Blaze Destroys Historic Train Station in Downingtown". The Philadelphia Inquirera. p. B1, B7. Retrieved March 30, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amtrak State Fact Sheet, FY2017, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. p. 43-46.
- ^ Pennsylvania Railroad Stations Past and Present
External links
Media related to Downingtown station at Wikimedia Commons- SEPTA – Downingtown Station
- Downingtown, PA – Amtrak
- Downingtown, PA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Downingtown, PA (DOW) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)
- Downingtown Amtrak-SEPTA Station (USA RailGuide – Train Web)
- Images of the Old Downingtown station, south side c.1900
- Station from Google Maps Street View
40°00′09″N 75°42′37″W / 40.002545°N 75.710363°W
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