Doylestown station

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Doylestown
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Doylestown PA SEPTA station October 2017.jpg
Doylestown station in October 2017
General information
Location100 South Clinton Avenue (Bridge Street & Clinton Avenue)
Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901
Coordinates 40°18′22″N75°07′49″W / 40.3062°N 75.1304°W / 40.3062; -75.1304
Owned by SEPTA
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks4
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg SEPTA City Bus : 55
Aiga bus trans.svg BCT : Doylestown DART
BSicon BUS2.svg Trans-Bridge Lines
BSicon BUS2.svg Greyhound no dog.svg Greyhound Lines
Construction
Parking169 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Opened1871
ElectrifiedJuly 26, 1931 [1]
Passengers
2017317 boardings
241 alightings
(weekday average) [2]
Rank86 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Delaware Valley University Lansdale/Doylestown Line Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Farm School
toward Lansdale
Doylestown Branch Terminus

Doylestown station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It is the last station along SEPTA's Lansdale/Doylestown Line. Located at the intersection of Bridge Street and Clinton Avenue, the station has a 169-space parking lot. It was originally built in 1871 by the Reading Railroad, as a much more elaborate Victorian structure than the present station. It had a decorative cupola over the ticket window and served as a Reading Railroad office at one point. The former freight house survives to this day. This station is wheelchair accessible.

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Description

Doylestown station consists of a side platform along the tracks. There are five tracks at the station which allow for storage of trains. The station has a ticket office which is open on weekday mornings, as well as an ATM. In the past there was a pizza shop inside the station building. There is also a canopy-type roof over the platform where people board the trains to keep people dry on rainy days. There are 2 bike racks available that can hold up to 15 bicycles. Doylestown has a parking lot with 169 spaces that charges $1 a day. [3]

Train service at Doylestown is provided along the Lansdale/Doylestown Line of SEPTA Regional Rail, which begins at the station and runs south to Center City Philadelphia. Doylestown station is located in fare zone 4. Service is provided daily from early morning to late evening. Most Lansdale/Doylestown Line trains continue through the Center City Commuter Connection tunnel and become Wilmington/Newark Line trains on weekdays, providing service to Wilmington and Newark, and Paoli/Thorndale Line trains on weekends, providing service to Malvern and Thorndale. [4] In FY 2013, it had a weekday average of 383 boardings and 334 alightings. [5]

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References

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  2. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  3. "Doylestown Station". SEPTA. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
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