Wayne station explained

Wayne station should not be confused with Wayne Junction station.

Wayne
Style:SEPTA
Style2:SEPTA Regional Rail
Symbol Location:septa
Symbol:septa
Address:145 North Wayne Avenue
Borough:Wayne, Pennsylvania
Line:Amtrak Keystone Corridor
(Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line)
Other: SEPTA Suburban Bus:
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:4
Parking:225 spaces (61 daily, 103 permit, 61 long-term meters)
Bicycle:7 racks (14 bicycles)
Opened:1882 - 1884
Electrified:September 11, 1915[1]
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Amtrak[2]
Operator:SEPTA
Zone:3
Passengers:526 boardings
571 alightings
(weekday average)[3]
Pass Year:2017
Pass Rank:46 of 146
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Other Services Header:Former services
Architect:W. Bleddyn Powell
Architectural Style:Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne
Coordinates:40.0457°N -75.3872°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Zoom:14
Nrhp:
Embed:yes
Pennsylvania Railroad Station at Wayne
Added:1999[4]
Refnum:99000674

Wayne station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia in Wayne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains. It is in Radnor Township.[5]

Wayne has two partially high-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

History

The Wayne station was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1882 to 1884, on a design by Washington Bleddyn Powell. The original builder was William H. Bilyeu. It consists of two Victorian buildings flanking the rail lines and connected by a tunnel.[6] The station building was restored from 1998 to 2010 with significant local community support and funding. The year after this restoration project began, the station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The restoration included repair or replacement of the chimney, masonry, windows, doors, and the retaining wall.

SEPTA began a $22.7 million second phase of improvements that replaced the roof, repaired masonry and structural members, and made other upgrades to the station building. The outbound shelter, dating from about 1890, was rebuilt, mostly with new materials. Also installed were accessible-mandated improvements including new high-level platforms, stairs and ramps to the platforms, building modifications, lighting, handrails, and signage.[7] The new platforms, on both the inbound and outbound sides east of the station building, meant that trains no longer stop in front of the station itself, except in special cases.

Notes and References

  1. News: Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R. . August 22, 2020 . The Philadelphia Inquirer . September 12, 1915 . 4. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor . Federal Railroad Administration . 9 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110521112835/http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/RRDev/key_vol_1.pdf . May 21, 2011 .
  3. Web site: Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update. . June 2020 . 24 . March 11, 2022.
  4. http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/PA/Delaware/state2.html Delaware County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
  5. Web site: Township Map. Radnor Township. 2019-09-01. 2019-09-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20190901072733/https://www.radnor.com/DocumentCenter/View/1221/Township-Map-PDF. dead.
  6. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-01-07. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H106136_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pennsylvania Railroad: Station (Wayne)]. 2012-01-06. James C. Higgins, Jr.. George E. Thomas. amp. PDF. n.d..
  7. http://www.septa.org/media/releases/2010/06-25.html SEPTA Unveils Revitalized Historic Wayne Train Station: June 25, 2010 (SEPTA Official News)