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| Location | 97 Old Eagle School Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Amtrak[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Amtrak Keystone Corridor (Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 289 spaces (115 daily, 103 permit, 71 remote permit) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 4 racks (8 spaces) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Electrified | September 11, 1915[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 780 boardings 621 alightings (weekday average)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 25 of 146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Strafford Railroad Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Strafford, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°02′59″N 75°24′14″W / 40.0496°N 75.4038°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Joseph M. Wilson and Frederick G. Thorn | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Stick/Eastlake | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 84003226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | 1984[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Strafford station is a commuter rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at Old Eagle School Road and Crestline Road,[5] in Tredyffrin Township,[6] and it is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains.
The ticket office at this station is open weekdays from 5:50 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., excluding holidays. There are 289 parking spaces at the station, including SEPTA permit parking in nearby lots.
This station is 15.4 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. In 2017, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 780, and the average total weekday alightings was 621.[7]
- ^ "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R." The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ Chester County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
- ^ Google map
- ^ "Community Facilities". Tredyffrin Township. Retrieved September 1, 2019. - Also see Land use map
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. p. 43-46.
