Downingtown station

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Downingtown
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Amtrak and SEPTA station
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Station with downtown Downingtown in the background
General information
Location159 Viaduct Avenue
Downingtown, Pennsylvania
United States
Coordinates 40°00′09″N75°42′37″W / 40.002545°N 75.710363°W / 40.002545; -75.710363
Owned by Amtrak [1]
Line(s)Amtrak Keystone Corridor
(Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg SEPTA Suburban Bus: 135
Construction
Structure typeEnclosed plexiglas shelters
Parking360 spaces (226 daily, 134 municipal)
Bicycle facilities2 racks (4 spaces)
Other information
Station code Amtrak: DOW
Fare zone4 (SEPTA)
History
Opened19th century
Rebuilt1990s
ElectrifiedJanuary 15, 1938 [2]
Key dates
February 24, 1992Pennsylvania Railroad depot burned [3]
Passengers
FY 202232,653 annually [4] (Amtrak)
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Coatesville
toward Harrisburg
Keystone Service Exton
toward New York
      Pennsylvanian does not stop here
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Thorndale
Terminus
 Paoli/​Thorndale Line Whitford
toward Temple University
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Coatesville
toward Harrisburg
Keystone Service
Before 1988
 Whitford
toward Philadelphia–Suburban
Lancaster
toward Pittsburgh
Pennsylvanian Exton
toward New York
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Coatesville
Closed 1996
toward Parkesburg
Parkesburg Line
Discontinued 1996
 Whitford
toward Suburban Station
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Thorndale
toward Chicago
Main Line Woodbine
toward New York or Exchange Place
Location
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Downingtown
Location within Pennsylvania
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Downingtown
Downingtown (the United States)
Downingtown station

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. Amtrak's Pennsylvanian does not stop here. In 2017, the average total SEPTA weekday boardings at this station was 291, and the average total SEPTA weekday alightings was 312. [6]

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History

Harrisburg-bound Amtrak Keystone Service train in November 2018 Amtrak ACS-64 670 WB at Downingtown station.jpeg
Harrisburg-bound Amtrak Keystone Service train in November 2018

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. [3] The foundation from the old station can still be seen today. [7]

Replacement station

The Pennsylvania state department of transportation has proposed building a new train station for Downington "at about a quarter mile south of Lancaster Avenue on Brandywine Avenue/US 322" starting in 2025. [8]

Station layout

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 westernmost Amtrak station on the Keystone Corridor that is also served by SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale service. Additionally, the SEPTA Route 135 bus serves the station.

Downingtown has two low-level side platforms. A center track is not used for passenger service.

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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.
  2. ↑ "Pennsy Completes New Electric Link". The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. January 15, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved August 22, 2020– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. 1 2 McKinney, Kevin (February 25, 1992). "Blaze Destroys Historic Train Station in Downingtown". The Philadelphia Inquirera. p. B1, B7 . Retrieved March 30, 2018– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. p. 43-46.
  7. ↑ Pennsylvania Railroad Stations Past and Present
  8. ↑ Rettew, Bill (2022-02-01). "Start of construction for new Downingtown Train Station set for 2025". Daily Local. Retrieved 2022-02-02.

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