Bryn Mawr station (SEPTA Regional Rail)
![]() Bryn Mawr SEPTA Regional Rail station | ||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | 54 North Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°01′19″N 75°18′57″W / 40.02194°N 75.31583°W | |||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Amtrak[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Operated by | SEPTA | |||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Keystone Corridor (Main Line) | |||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 254 spaces (45 daily, 153 permit, 55 municipal meters) | |||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 9 racks (24 spaces) | |||||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1869[2] | |||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1963 | |||||||||||||||||
Electrified | September 11, 1915[3] | |||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
2011 | 831[4] (weekday boardings) | |||||||||||||||||
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Bryn Mawr station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. It is located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at Morris and Bryn Mawr Avenues.[5] It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains with the exception of a few "limited" and express trains.
The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 6:05 a.m. to 6:05 p.m. excluding holidays. There are 254 parking spaces at the station. This station is in fare zone 3 and is 10.1 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2011, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 831 and the average total weekday alightings was 757.[4]
The original station was designed by Joseph M. Wilson and built in 1869 by the Pennsylvania Railroad. It was demolished in 1963, and replaced by a mid-20th Century mock-colonial style structure. The former freight house on the south side of the tracks, which dates back to 1870, is currently a local restaurant.[2]
Station layout
Bryn Mawr has two low-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.
P Platform level | ||
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Track 4 | ← Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Rosemont) ← Amtrak services do not stop here | |
Track 3 | ← Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Rosemont) ← Amtrak services do not stop here | |
Track 2 | Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Haverford) → | Amtrak services do not stop here →|
Track 1 | Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Haverford) → | Amtrak services do not stop here →|
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
G | Street level | Exit/entrance, station house, parking |
Image gallery
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The original Gothic revival station, circa 1870, demolished in 1963.
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Stereoscopic view from the 1870s. Robert N. Dennis Collection, New York Public Library.
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Bryn Mawr station as it appeared circa 1875.
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Panoramic view of Bryn Mawr station looking east with 1895 Interlocking Control Tower as Amtrak's daily westbound run of its New York to Pittsburgh Pennsylvanian passes on Track 3.
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.
- ^ a b Existing Railroad Stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Archived 2008-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tatnall, Frank (Fall 2015). "A Century of Catenary". Classic Trains. 16 (3): 26.
- ^ a b "Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 71–72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ Google maps
External links
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- SEPTA Regional Rail stations
- Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line
- Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Railway stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1869
- 1869 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Former Amtrak stations in Pennsylvania
- Railway stations in Pennsylvania at university and college campuses