Wayne station

40°02′45″N 75°23′14″W / 40.0457°N 75.3872°W / 40.0457; -75.3872Owned byAmtrak^[1]Operated bySEPTALine(s)Amtrak Keystone Corridor
(Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line)Platforms2 side platformsTracks4Connections SEPTA Suburban Bus: 106ConstructionParking225 spaces (61 daily, 103 permit, 61 long-term meters)Bicycle facilities7 racks (14 bicycles)AccessibleYesArchitectW. Bleddyn PowellArchitectural styleStick/Eastlake, Queen AnneOther informationFare zone3HistoryOpened1882–1884ElectrifiedSeptember 11, 1915^[2]Passengers2017526 boardings
571 alightings
(weekday average)^[3]Rank46 of 146 Services

Preceding station	SEPTA			Following station
Strafford toward Thorndale		Paoli/​Thorndale Line		St. Davids toward Temple University

Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Paoli toward Harrisburg Keystone Service Before 1988 Radnor toward Philadelphia–Suburban Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Berwyn toward Chicago Main Line St. Davids toward New York or Exchange Place Strafford toward Paoli Paoli Line St. Davids toward Suburban Station

NRHP reference No.99000674Added to NRHP1999^[4] Location

Wayne station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia in Wayne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains. It is in Radnor Township.^[5]

Wayne has two partially high-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

History

The Wayne station was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1882 to 1884, on a design by Washington Bleddyn Powell. The original builder was William H. Bilyeu. It consists of two Victorian buildings flanking the rail lines and connected by a tunnel.^[6] The station building was restored from 1998 to 2010 with significant local community support and funding. The year after this restoration project began, the station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The restoration included repair or replacement of the chimney, masonry, windows, doors, and the retaining wall.

SEPTA began a $22.7 million second phase of improvements that replaced the roof, repaired masonry and structural members, and made other upgrades to the station building. The outbound shelter, dating from about 1890, was rebuilt, mostly with new materials. Also installed were accessible-mandated improvements including new high-level platforms, stairs and ramps to the platforms, building modifications, lighting, handrails, and signage.^[7] The new platforms, on both the inbound and outbound sides east of the station building, meant that trains no longer stop in front of the station itself, except in special cases.

References

External links

Media related to Wayne (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA – Wayne station