Downingtown station


Downingtown station is a commuter and intercity passenger rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at West Lancaster Avenue & Stuart Avenue in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. It is served by most Amtrak Keystone Service and SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line trains, and until November 7, 2011, the eastbound Amtrak Pennsylvanian on Sundays only.

History

The original Downingtown station was built in the 19th century by the Pennsylvania Railroad, and was destroyed by fire in the early morning of February 24, 1992. The foundation from the old station can still be seen today.

Station layout

There is no ticket office at this station. There are 360 parking spaces for daily parking at the station–223 spaces are owned by SEPTA, and the remaining are part of an adjacent municipal lot. This is 32.8 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. Downingtown is the western-most Amtrak station on the Keystone Corridor that is also served by SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale service. Additionally, the Krapf's Transit Route "A" and TMACC Evening Link buses serve the station. In 2011, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 359, and the average total weekday alightings was 315.
Downingtown has two low-level side platforms. A center track is not used for passenger service.

Gallery


Downingtown_Station_Pennsylvania_2018.jpg|Station entrance sign
Downingtown_Station_Pennsylvania_2018c.jpg|Station platform
Downingtown_Station_Pennsylvania_2018b.jpg|Station with downtown in background
Downingtown_Station_Pennsylvania_2018d.jpg|Transfer tunnel
Downingtown_Station_Pennsylvania_2018e.jpg|Stairs to the tunnel
Downingtown SEPTA and Amtrak station from inbound platform November 2018.jpeg|Philadelphia-bound platform at Downingtown station
Downingtown station inbound SEPTA train November 2018.jpeg|Philadelphia-bound SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line train stops at Downingtown station in November 2018