Wayne station

Wayne
Wayne station in August 2010
General information
Location 145 North Wayne Avenue
Wayne, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40.0457°N 75.3872°W / 40.0457; -75.3872
Owned by Amtrak
Operated by SEPTA
Line(s) Amtrak Keystone Corridor
(Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 4
Connections Bus transport SEPTA Suburban Bus: 106
Construction
Parking 225 spaces (61 daily, 103 permit, 61 long-term meters)
Bicycle facilities 7 racks (14 bicycles)
Accessible Yes
Architect W. Bleddyn Powell
Architectural style Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne
Other information
Fare zone 3
History
Opened 1882–1884
Electrified September 11, 1915
Passengers
2017 526 boardings
571 alightings
(weekday average)
Rank 46 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Strafford
toward Thorndale
Paoli/​Thorndale Line St. Davids
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Paoli
toward Harrisburg
Keystone Service
Before 1988
Radnor
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Berwyn
toward Chicago
Main Line St. Davids
Strafford
toward Paoli
Paoli Line St. Davids
Pennsylvania Railroad Station at Wayne
NRHP reference No. 99000674
Added to NRHP 1999
Location
Wayne is located in Pennsylvania
Wayne
Wayne
Location within Pennsylvania
Wayne is located in the United States
Wayne
Wayne
Wayne (the United States)

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.

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. 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. 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.