Downingtown station

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Amtrak station SEPTA Regional Rail commuter rail station
Station with downtown Downingtown in the background
General information
Location	198 West Lancaster Avenue and Stuart Avenue Downingtown, PA 19335
Coordinates	40.002545°N 75.710363°W / 40.002545; -75.710363
Owned by	Amtrak
Operated by	Amtrak & SEPTA
Line(s)	Keystone Corridor (Main Line) SEPTA:   Paoli/​Thorndale Line Amtrak:   Keystone
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Krapf's Transit Route A TMACC Beeline Bus
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
Passengers
FY 2017	87,443  12.7% (Amtrak)
2012	359 (weekday boardings) (SEPTA)
Services
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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.

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. The foundation from the old station can still be seen today.

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 western-most 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 Beeline buses serve the station. In 2011, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 359, and the average total weekday alightings was 315.

Station layout

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 weekdays 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 weekdays 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
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  Station platform
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  Station with downtown in background
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  Transfer tunnel
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  Stairs to the tunnel
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  Philadelphia-bound platform at Downingtown station.

External links

• 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