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. In 2017, the average total SEPTA weekday boardings at this station was 291, and the average total SEPTA weekday alightings was 312.[5]

Downingtown
Station with downtown Downingtown in the background
Location159 Viaduct Avenue
Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40.002545°N 75.710363°W / 40.002545; -75.710363
Owned byAmtrak[1]
Operated byAmtrak & SEPTA
Line(s)Keystone Corridor (Main Line)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Connections Krapf's Transit Route "A"
TMACC Evening Link
Construction
Structure typeEnclosed plexiglas shelters
Parking360 spaces (226 daily, 134 municipal)
Bicycle facilities2 racks (4 spaces)
Other information
Station codeDOW (Amtrak)
Fare zone4 (SEPTA)
History
Opened19th century
Rebuilt1990s
ElectrifiedJanuary 15, 1938[2]
Key dates
February 24, 1992Pennsylvania Railroad depot burned[3]
Passengers
FY 201787,443[4]  12.7% (Amtrak)
2017291[5] (SEPTA weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Coatesville
toward Harrisburg
 Keystone Service Exton
toward New York
     Pennsylvanian does not stop here
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Thorndale
Terminus
 Paoli/​Thorndale Line Whitford
toward Temple University
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Coatesville
toward Harrisburg
 Keystone Service
Before 1988
 Whitford
toward Philadelphia–Suburban
Lancaster
toward Pittsburgh
 Pennsylvanian Exton
toward New York
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Coatesville
Closed 1996
toward Parkesburg
 Parkesburg Line
Discontinued 1996
 Whitford
toward Suburban Station
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Coatesville
toward Chicago
 Main Line Whitford
toward New York or Exchange Place
Thorndale
toward Chicago
 Woodbine
toward New York or Exchange Place

History
Harrisburg-bound Amtrak Keystone Service train in November 2018

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.[3] The foundation from the old station can still be seen today.[6]

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 westernmost 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.

Downingtown has two low-level side platforms. A center track is not used for passenger service.

P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Track 2 ←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Thorndale (Terminus)
←      Keystone Service toward Harrisburg (Coatesville)
←      Pennsylvanian does not stop here
No service ← No regular service →
Track 1 ←      Pennsylvanian does not stop here →
←      Keystone Service toward Philadelphia or New York (Exton) →
←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Whitford) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
B Underpass Crossunder between platforms
  • Station entrance sign
  • Station platform
  • Station with downtown in background
  • Transfer tunnel
  • Stairs to the tunnel
  • Philadelphia-bound platform at Downingtown station
  • Philadelphia-bound SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line train stops at Downingtown station in November 2018

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. "Pennsy Completes New Electric Link". The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. January 15, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. McKinney, Kevin (February 25, 1992). "Blaze Destroys Historic Train Station in Downingtown". The Philadelphia Inquirera. p. B1, B7. Retrieved March 30, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Amtrak State Fact Sheet, FY2017, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  5. "Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. p. 43-46.
  6. Pennsylvania Railroad Stations Past and Present


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