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Berwyn station (SEPTA)

Coordinates: 40°02′53″N 75°26′34″W / 40.0480°N 75.4428°W / 40.0480; -75.4428
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SEPTA regional rail
General information
Location15 Cassatt Avenue
and Lancaster Avenue
Berwyn, PA
Coordinates40°02′53″N 75°26′34″W / 40.0480°N 75.4428°W / 40.0480; -75.4428
Owned byAmtrak[1]
Operated bySEPTA
Line(s)Keystone Corridor (Main Line)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport SEPTA Suburban Bus: 106
Construction
Parking140 spaces (88 daily, 28 permit, 24 remote permit)
Bicycle facilities4 racks (8 spaces)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1884
Rebuilt1900[2]
ElectrifiedSeptember 11, 1915[3]
Passengers
2011261[4] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
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Former services
Preceding station   PRR   Following station
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Template:PRR lines

Berwyn station is a commuter rail station in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, served by SEPTA Regional Rail. Located at Cassatt Avenue and Lancaster Pike, it provides service to the western suburbs of Philadelphia. Most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains run through the station.

The station was built in 1884 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, and currently houses The Frame Station Gallery, "a full service gallery and framing design center."[5] The station, platforms, and canopy were recently restored. A bridge over the tracks that formerly carried cars on Cassatt Avenue was converted into a pedestrian-only bridge.

The ticket office at this station is open weekdays from 5:45 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. excluding holidays. There are 140 parking spaces including SEPTA permit parking at the station.

This station is wheelchair-accessible with short lengths of high-level platforms on both sides of the tracks. The platforms have bridge plates which allow a wheelchair to cross the gap between the platform and the train when it is stopped at the platform.

This station is 17.5 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. In 2011, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 261, and the average total weekday alightings was 223.[4]

Station layout

Berwyn has two partially high-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

M Overpass Crossover between platforms
P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Track 4 Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Daylesford)
Keystone Corridor services do not stop here
Track 3 Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Daylesford)
Keystone Corridor services do not stop here
Track 2 Keystone Corridor services do not stop here →
Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Devon)
Track 1 Keystone Corridor services do not stop here →
Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Devon)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Exit/entrance, station house, parking

Notes

  1. ^ "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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Existing Railroad Stations in Chester County, Pennsylvania Archived 2008-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Tatnall, Frank (Fall 2015). "A Century of Catenary". Classic Trains. 16 (3): 26.
  4. ^ 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Frame Station gallery website