Downingtown station

40°00′09″N 75°42′37″W / 40.002545°N 75.710363°W / 40.002545; -75.710363Owned byAmtrak^[1]Line(s)Amtrak Keystone Corridor
(Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line)Platforms2 side platformsTracks3Connections SEPTA Suburban Bus: 135ConstructionStructure typeEnclosed plexiglas sheltersParking360 spaces (226 daily, 134 municipal)Bicycle facilities2 racks (4 spaces)Other informationStation codeAmtrak: DOWFare zone4 (SEPTA)HistoryOpened19th centuryRebuilt1990sElectrifiedJanuary 15, 1938^[2]Key datesFebruary 24, 1992Pennsylvania Railroad depot burned^[3]PassengersFY 202232,653 annually^[4] (Amtrak)2017291 boardings
312 alightings
(weekday average)^[5] (SEPTA)Rank92 of 146 (SEPTA) Services

Preceding station	Amtrak			Following station
Coatesville toward Harrisburg		Keystone Service		Exton toward New York
Pennsylvanian does not stop here
Preceding station	SEPTA			Following station
Thorndale Terminus		Paoli/​Thorndale Line		Whitford toward Temple University

Former services

Preceding station 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 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

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]

History

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 Downingtown "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.

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
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  Philadelphia-bound SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line train stops at Downingtown station in November 2018

References

External links

Media related to Downingtown station at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA – Downingtown station

• Downingtown, PA – Amtrak
• Downingtown, PA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Downingtown Amtrak-SEPTA Station (USA RailGuide – Train Web)
• Images of the Old Downingtown station, south side c.1900 Archived 2010-12-02 at the Wayback Machine

40°00′09″N 75°42′37″W / 40.002545°N 75.710363°W / 40.002545; -75.710363