Chester Transportation Center
The Chester Transportation Center is a SEPTA bus and train station in Chester, Pennsylvania. The outside portion of the ground level serves SEPTA City Transit Division Route 37, and Suburban Transit Division Routes 109, 113, 114, 117, 118, and 119.
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![]() Chester Transportation Center viewed from the rear of an Amtrak train in January 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 595 Avenue Of The States Chester, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°50′58″N 75°21′36″W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bicycle facilities | 10 rack spaces[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 3[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1903 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1928[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Above the building of the transportation center is the train station. The tracks run over the building. The station is served by the Wilmington/Newark Line. The line offers southbound service to Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia.
This station is located at 6th and Welsh Streets, Chester, PA 19013.
History
Chester station was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1903. While in the 1940s Chester was a common intermediate stop for services between New York and Washington, by the 1970s this was reduced to just one daily train; the station was also served by Amtrak's Chesapeake, which stopped both ways between Philadelphia and Washington during its existence from 1978 through 1983.[4][5]
All long-distance services have since stopped calling at Chester. PRR/PC/Conrail local trains to Marcus Hook/Wilmington/Newark continued until SEPTA took them over in 1983.
Station layout
Chester has two low-level side platforms with walkways connecting passengers to the inner tracks. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor lines bypass the station via the inner tracks.
P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right ![]() | |
Track 1 | ← Wilmington/Newark Line toward Temple University (Eddystone) | |
Track 2 | ← Amtrak services do not stop | |
Track 3 | Amtrak services do not stop → | |
Track 4 | Wilmington/Newark Line toward Newark (Highland Avenue) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right ![]() | ||
G | Street level | Entrance/exit, buses |
Gallery
- Stairway to the rail platforms
- Tunnel under the tracks
- Interior of the station
See also
- New Brunswick station – built according to similar blueprints at about the same time
References
- "Chester Transportation Center". Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- April 30, 1978 Amtrak Timetables
- 1979 Amtrak Chesapeake timetable Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Chester Transportation Center at Wikimedia Commons