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Paoli
Amtrak station
SEPTA Regional Rail commuter rail station
General information
Location13 East Lancaster Avenue
Paoli, PA 19301
Coordinates40°02′35″N 75°29′01″W / 40.04295°N 75.4837°W / 40.04295; -75.4837
Owned byAmtrak[1]
Operated byAmtrak & SEPTA
Line(s)SEPTA:
  Paoli/​Thorndale Line
Amtrak:
  Keystone Service
  Pennsylvanian
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsSuburban Bus SEPTA Suburban Bus:


92 to Exton / King of Prussia
105 to Paoli Hospital / 69th Street
106 to Paoli Hospital / 69th Street
204 to Exton / Eagleview
205 to Chesterbrook


206 to Great Valley
Construction
Parking486 spaces (177 daily, 309 permit)
Bicycle facilities4 racks (8 spaces)
Other information
Station codeAmtrak code: PAO
Fare zone4 (SEPTA)
History
Opened1893
Rebuilt1953
ElectrifiedSeptember 11, 1915[2]
Passengers
2015176,474[3] Increase 3.4% (Amtrak)
20121,240 (weekday boardings)[4] (SEPTA)
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
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Amtrak
Template:Amtrak lines
Template:Amtrak lines
  Former services  
PRR
Template:PRR lines
TerminusTemplate:PRR lines

Paoli is a passenger rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at 13 Lancaster Avenue (US 30), Paoli, Pennsylvania.[5] It is served by Amtrak's Keystone Service and Pennsylvanian trains, and most SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line trains. The station has ticket offices, a waiting room and a coffee shop. The one-story tan brick building was constructed by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1953 at a cost of $140,000; it replaced an earlier Victorian depot built in 1893.[6]

This station is 19.9 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. In 2011, an average of 1,240 people boarded and 1,408 alighted SEPTA trains each weekday.[4]

Paoli Intermodal Transportation Center Project

The Paoli Intermodal Transportation Center (ITC) Project involves the relocation and expansion of the Paoli station to a new site near the existing facility.[7] Improvements associated with the new intermodal transportation center will include a bridge over the rail tracks (Darby Road which will replace Valley Road), renovation or replacement of the existing station building, new passenger waiting and ticketing facilities, passenger amenities, bus, shuttle, passenger parking facilities, and potential new retail and commercial business development.[8]

Other future plans

The proposed light rail Greenline would connect Paoli station with the towns of Phoenixville and Oaks, Pennsylvania.

References

  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. ^ Tatnall, Frank (Fall 2015). "A Century of Catenary". Classic Trains. 16 (3): 26.
  3. ^ "Amtrak State Fact Sheet, FY2015, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 71–72. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  5. ^ Paoli Station (Google Maps)
  6. ^ "Paoli Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  7. ^ "About The Project". Paoli Intermodal Transportation Center. SEPTA. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  8. ^ "Fact Sheet -- Paoli Station Accessibility Improvement Project" (PDF). Plan the Keystone. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2014-12-17.

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