Haverford (SEPTA Regional Rail station)

Haverford
SEPTA regional rail
Haverford station
Location	50 Haverford Station Road Haverford, PA
Coordinates	40°00′50″N 75°18′01″W / 40.0140°N 75.3003°WCoordinates: 40°00′50″N 75°18′01″W / 40.0140°N 75.3003°W
Owned by	Amtrak[1]
Operated by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Paoli/Thorndale Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 105, 106 (on Lancaster Avenue)
Construction
Parking	169 spaces (80 daily, 89 permit)
Bicycle facilities	3 racks (6 bicycles)
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1880
Electrified	September 11, 1915[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	375[3] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Bryn Mawr toward Thorndale Paoli/Thorndale Line Ardmore toward Temple University   Former services   Pennsylvania Railroad Bryn Mawr toward Chicago Main Line Ardmore toward New York City or Exchange Place Bryn Mawr toward Paoli Paoli Line Ardmore toward Suburban Station

Haverford is an above-ground commuter rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia on Haverford Station Road in Haverford, Pennsylvania.^[4] It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains with the exception of a few express runs.

Originally called Haverford College Station, the station house on the north side of the grade was built in 1880 (although some sources claim the origins to be roughly around 1870) by the Wilson Brothers architectural firm for the Pennsylvania Railroad,^[5] and is one of the historic station buildings on this line built before 1930.

The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 6:05 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. excluding holidays. There are 169 parking spaces at the station. This station is 9.1 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2011, the average total weekday boardings at this station were 375 and the average total weekday alightings was 416.^[3]

A westbound Paoli Local train at Haverford Station.

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. Tatnall, Frank (Fall 2015). "A Century of Catenary". Classic Trains 16 (3): 26.
3. "Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 71–72. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
4. Google maps
5. Existing Stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

External links

Media related to Haverford (SEPTA Regional Rail station) at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA – Haverford Station