Westtown station

Westtown
West Chester Railroad tourist train station
The restored Westtown station, now in use as an art gallery
General information
Location	Street Road Thornbury Township, Pennsylvania.
Coordinates	39.93193°N 75.54915°W / 39.93193; -75.54915
Owned by	West Chester Railroad
Line(s)	Pennsylvania Railroad, SEPTA R3 West Chester Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Frame building
History
Opened	1859, 1997 (as heritage railway)
Closed	September 19, 1986
Electrified	1928
Previous names	Street Road
Services
Preceding station West Chester Railroad Following station West Chester Terminus Main Line Cheyney toward Glen Mills
Former services

Westtown station is a railroad station in Thornbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It currently serves as a stop on the West Chester Railroad heritage railway as well as an art gallery.

The station was a stop on the Pennsylvania Railroad's (PRR) West Chester Line, and later became a part of SEPTA's R3 West Chester Line. SEPTA discontinued service in 1986, and the West Chester Railroad resurrected the line for recreational excursions in 1997.

History

Westtown Station was built in 1859 by the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad and was originally called Street Road Station, but was renamed "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.

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

External links

• West Chester Railroad's official website