Paoli station

Paoli station is a passenger rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at 13 Lancaster Avenue (US 30), Paoli, Pennsylvania.[5] It is served by Amtrak's Keystone Service and Pennsylvanian trains, and most SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line trains.

This article is about the railway station in Pennsylvania, USA. For the station in India, see Payyoli railway station.
Paoli
Amtrak and SEPTA station
Paoli station in 2020
General information
Location13 East Lancaster Avenue
Paoli, Pennsylvania
United States
Coordinates40.04295°N 75.4837°W / 40.04295; -75.4837
Owned byAmtrak[1]
Line(s)Amtrak Keystone Corridor
(Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsSuburban Bus SEPTA Suburban Bus: 92, 106, 204, 206
Construction
Parking486 spaces (177 daily, 309 permit)
Bicycle facilities4 racks (8 spaces)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: PAO
Fare zone4 (SEPTA)
History
Opened1893
Rebuilt1953
ElectrifiedSeptember 11, 1915[2]
Passengers
FY 2022105,375 annually[3] (Amtrak)
20171,114 boardings
1,136 alightings
(weekday average)[4] (SEPTA)
Rank15 of 146 (SEPTA)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Exton
toward Harrisburg
 Keystone Service Ardmore
toward New York
Exton
toward Pittsburgh
 Pennsylvanian Philadelphia
toward New York
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Malvern
toward Thorndale
 Paoli/​Thorndale Line Daylesford
toward Temple University
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Lancaster
toward Chicago
 Three Rivers
1995–2005
 Philadelphia
toward New York
Broadway Limited
Until 1995
Malvern
toward Harrisburg
 Keystone Service
Before 1988
 Wayne
toward Philadelphia–Suburban
Lancaster
toward Kansas City
 National Limited North Philadelphia
toward New York
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Green Tree
toward Chicago
 Main Line Berwyn
toward New York or Exchange Place
Terminus Paoli Line Daylesford
toward Suburban Station

The station has Amtrak and SEPTA ticket offices, a waiting room, vending machines, restrooms, and a coffee shop.

History

This one-story, tan brick building was constructed by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1953 at a cost of $140,000; it replaced an earlier Victorian depot that was built in 1893.[6]

It is 19.9 miles (32.0 km) track from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. In 2017, the average total weekday SEPTA boardings at this station was 1,114 and the average total weekday SEPTA alightings was 1,136.[7]

Paoli Intermodal Transportation Center Project
Station prior to 2018 construction

The Paoli Intermodal Transportation Center (ITC) Project was proposed as a relocation and expansion of the Paoli station to a new site near the existing facility.[8] Improvements in the plans for the new intermodal transportation center included a bridge over the rail tracks (Darby Road which will replace Valley Road), renovation or replacement of the existing station building, new passenger waiting and ticketing facilities, passenger amenities, bus, shuttle, passenger parking facilities, and potential new retail and commercial business development.[9]

Construction for the first phase of the upgraded station commenced in February 2017.[10][11] The first phase, which cost $48 million, made the station compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act by replacing the two low-level side platforms with a high-level island platform, constructing a pedestrian overpass over the tracks, and adding elevators and ramps. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the first phase of the project was held on September 23, 2019, with Amtrak and SEPTA officials, disability rights groups, and area politicians in attendance. The second phase of the station project will replace the North Valley Road bridge. The third phase will turn the station into an intermodal transportation facility by constructing a high-level side platform adjacent to the outbound track, additional amenities for passengers, bus depot facilities, and a parking garage.[12]

Other future plans

The canceled light rail Greenline would have connected Paoli station with the towns of Phoenixville and Oaks, Pennsylvania.[13]

Station layout

Paoli has one center high-level island platform with an overpass allowing passengers to travel from the center platform to the ground level. Some SEPTA trains terminate/originate here. Originally, the station had four tracks, however the center tracks were removed in 2017 to allow for the construction of the center high-level platform.

G Street level Exit/entrance, parking, and ticket office
P
Platform level
Track 4 ←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Malvern or Thorndale (Malvern)
←      Keystone Service toward Harrisburg (Exton)
←      Pennsylvanian toward Pittsburgh (Lancaster)
Island platform, doors will open on the left Disabled access
Track 1 ←      Pennsylvanian toward New York (Philadelphia) →
←      Keystone Service toward Philadelphia or New York (Ardmore) →
←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Daylesford) →

Further reading
  • History of the Paoli Station (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2019.

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. "Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R." The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  4. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  5. "Google Maps".
  6. "Paoli Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  7. "Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. p. 43-46.
  8. "About The Project". Paoli Intermodal Transportation Center. SEPTA. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  9. "Fact Sheet -- Paoli Station Accessibility Improvement Project" (PDF). Plan the Keystone. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  10. Bond, Michaelle (28 February 2017). "Amtrak, SEPTA chug toward full wheechair [sic] access with Paoli upgrades". Philly.com. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  11. "Paoli Station Accessibility Improvements - nec.amtrak.com".
  12. Bannan, Pete (September 24, 2019). "Ribbon-cutting held for Paoli train station project; Dinniman calls for Amtrak to move on other stations". Delaware County Daily Times. Archived from the original on 2019-09-25. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  13. "Citizens for the Train". Citizens for the Train. 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
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