Radnor (SEPTA Regional Rail station)
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291 King of Prussia Road and Radnor Chester Road Wayne, PA 19087 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°02′42″N 75°21′34″W / 40.0449°N 75.3595°WCoordinates: 40°02′42″N 75°21′34″W / 40.0449°N 75.3595°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Amtrak[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | SEPTA Suburban Bus: 105 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 220 spaces (95 daily, 46 permit, 79 municipal meters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 2 racks (4 spaces) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1999–2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | September 11, 1915[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2011) | 487[3] (weekday boardings) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Radnor is a commuter rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia in Radnor, Pennsylvania.[4] It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains.
The Radnor station was originally built in 1872, according to the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings project. It was a replacement for the former Morgan's Corner Station built by the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad.[5] The station was designed by Joseph M. Wilson and Frederick G. Thorn, both later of Wilson Brothers & Company, architects. Radnor's design was a brick variant of Wynnewood Station, with a two story agent's residence addition. A nearly identical version of Radnor Station was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Hawkins, just east of Pittsburgh.[6]
After electrification, in 1917 a synchronous compensator for delivering reactive power was installed (see Amtrak's 25 Hz traction power system). This device was later removed.
Between 1999 and 2002, SEPTA restored and renovated the historic station building. The station building was restored, its historic eastbound shelter replaced with a modern structure, and new platforms, ramps, lighting, and signage were installed.
The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 5:55 a.m. to 1:25 p.m. excluding holidays. There are 220 parking spaces at the station. This station is 13.0 track miles (21 km) from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. In 2011, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 487, and the average total weekday alightings was 623.[3]
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Tatnall, Frank (Fall 2015). "A Century of Catenary". Classic Trains 16 (3): 26.
- 1 2 "Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 71–72. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ↑ Google maps
- ↑ Morgan's Corner P&C RR station, 1856 (Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania)
- ↑ Wilson Brothers & Co., "Catalogue of Work Executed," 1885.
