St. Davids station

This article is about one of the stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For the similarly named station in UK, see Exeter St Davids railway station.

St. Davids
The Saint Davids station, facing east, including the tracks and the inbound and outbound platforms
General information
Location	53 Chamounix Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°02′38″N75°22′25″W / 40.0439°N 75.3735°W / 40.0439; -75.3735
Owned by	Amtrak [1]
Operated by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Amtrak Keystone Corridor (Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus : 106
Construction
Parking	107 spaces (57 daily, 50 public daily)
Bicycle facilities	4 racks (14 spaces)
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1890 [2]
Electrified	September 11, 1915 [3]
Passengers
2017	242 [4] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Wayne toward Thorndale Paoli/​Thorndale Line Radnor toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Wayne toward Chicago Main Line Bryn Mawr toward New York or Exchange Place Wayne toward Paoli Paoli Line Radnor toward Suburban Station

St. Davids station is a commuter rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at the intersection of Chamounix Road & Glynn Lane, Wayne, Pennsylvania. ^[5] Named for the nearby historic Episcopal church, the station is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains. There is no ticket office at this station. There are 107 parking spaces at the station (57 SEPTA spaces, 50 non-SEPTA spaces). There are also 5 bike racks available that can accommodate up to 20 bikes. ^[6] It is in Radnor Township. ^[7]

St. Davids shortly after electrification, 1914

St. Davids station is 13.7 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station, and was originally built in 1890 by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The station depot was demolished in 1966 and replaced with the existing structure. ^[8] In 2017, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 242, and the average total weekday alightings was 278. ^[4]

There is currently^{[ when? ]} an ongoing effort to raise funding for a planned restoration of the station shelters to their original 19th-century condition. This restoration includes replacing later woodwork that utilized simple designs not matching original specifications, return of cast-iron Pennsylvania Railroad station signage, and repainting the station shelters to historically accurate colors. ^[9]

Station layout

St. Davids has two low-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

References

1. "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
2. Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
3. "Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R." The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 43–46.
5. Google Map of Saint Davids Station location
6. "St. Davids Station". Septa. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
7. "Township Map". Radnor Township. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
8. Yanosey, Robert (2009). Pennsylvania Railroad Facilities In Color. Vol. 3: Philadelphia Division. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books, Inc. p. 96. ISBN   978-1582482552.
9. "What We're Doing". Friends of St. Davids Station. Retrieved 2013-01-18.

External links

Media related to St. Davids (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA – St. Davids station
• Chamounix Road entrance from Google Maps Street View