St. Davids station

St. Davids station is a commuter rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at the intersection of Chamounix Road & Glynn Lane, Wayne, Pennsylvania.[5] Named for the nearby historic Episcopal church, the station is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains. There is no ticket office at this station. There are 107 parking spaces at the station (57 SEPTA spaces, 50 non-SEPTA spaces). There are also 5 bike racks available that can accommodate up to 20 bikes.[6] It is in Radnor Township.[7]

St. Davids shortly after electrification, 1914
This article is about one of the stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For the similarly named station in UK, see Exeter St Davids railway station.
St. Davids
The Saint Davids station, facing east, including the tracks and the inbound and outbound platforms
General information
Location53 Chamounix Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40.0439°N 75.3735°W / 40.0439; -75.3735
Owned byAmtrak[1]
Operated bySEPTA
Line(s)Amtrak Keystone Corridor
(Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport SEPTA Suburban Bus: 106
Construction
Parking107 spaces (57 daily, 50 public daily)
Bicycle facilities4 racks (14 spaces)
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1890[2]
ElectrifiedSeptember 11, 1915[3]
Passengers
2017242[4] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Wayne
toward Thorndale
 Paoli/​Thorndale Line Radnor
toward Temple University
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Wayne
toward Chicago
 Main Line Bryn Mawr
toward New York or Exchange Place
Wayne
toward Paoli
 Paoli Line Radnor
toward Suburban Station

St. Davids station is 13.7 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station, and was originally built in 1890 by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The station depot was demolished in 1966 and replaced with the existing structure.[8] In 2017, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 242, and the average total weekday alightings was 278.[4]

There is currently an ongoing effort to raise funding for a planned restoration of the station shelters to their original 19th-century condition. This restoration includes replacing later woodwork that utilized simple designs not matching original specifications, return of cast-iron Pennsylvania Railroad station signage, and repainting the station shelters to historically accurate colors.[9]

Station layout

St. Davids has two low-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

G
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Track 4 ←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Wayne)
← Amtrak services do not stop here
Track 3 ←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Wayne)
← Amtrak services do not stop here
Track 2 ← Amtrak services do not stop here →
←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Radnor) →
Track 1 ← Amtrak services do not stop here →
←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Radnor) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance, station house, parking

References
  1. "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
  3. "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
  4. "Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 43–46.
  5. Google Map of Saint Davids Station location
  6. "St. Davids Station". Septa. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  7. "Township Map". Radnor Township. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  8. Yanosey, Robert (2009). Pennsylvania Railroad Facilities In Color. Vol. 3: Philadelphia Division. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books, Inc. p. 96. ISBN 978-1582482552.
  9. "What We're Doing". Friends of St. Davids Station. Retrieved 2013-01-18.

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