Coatesville station

Coatesville, PA
The platform at Coatesville with the disused building beyond.
Location Third Avenue and
Fleetwood Street
Coatesville, PA 19320
Coordinates 39°59′9″N 75°49′15″W / 39.98583°N 75.82083°W / 39.98583; -75.82083Coordinates: 39°59′9″N 75°49′15″W / 39.98583°N 75.82083°W / 39.98583; -75.82083
Line(s) Keystone Corridor (Main Line)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3
Connections Krapf's Transit "A" to Exton
Other information
Station code COT
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2017) 17,770[1] Increase 14.4%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Harrisburg
Keystone Service
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Pittsburgh
Pennsylvanian
toward New York
SEPTA
Terminus
Parkesburg Line
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pomeroy
toward Chicago
Main Line

Coatesville is an Amtrak rail station located in the far western suburbs of Philadelphia at Third Avenue and Fleetwood Street in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. It is served by most Amtrak Keystone Service trains. An old railroad station building exists at the stop, but is not currently used. There is no ticket office at this station. Coatesville is one of the least-used stations on the Keystone Corridor east of Harrisburg. This may be due to a lack of parking as well as its proximity to Thorndale Station on the SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line. SEPTA once served this station from 1990 to 1996 when the agency was forced to close a $75 million gap and has since truncated its service.[2]

In summer 2013, the Chester County Economic Development Council announced the selection of a developer for a project to revitalize the Coatesville station area. Total costs will be dependent on final design and engineering estimates, but the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has pledged approximately $20 million to the project. Under the plan, a new station with parking would be built just east of the historic depot, along the tracks between Third and Fourth Avenues.[3]

In addition to the rail service, Krapf's Transit Route A bus stops about 1/4 mile south of the station.

Station layout

Coatesville 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 ← Keystone Service toward Harrisburg (Parkesburg)
← Pennsylvanian does not stop here
No service ← No regular service →
Track 1 Pennsylvanian does not stop here →
Keystone Service toward Philadelphia or New York (Downingtown) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Exit/entrance, parking

References

  1. ↑ "Amtrak State Fact Sheet, FY2017, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Septa Plan Draws Wail From Riders R5 Service To Parkesburg And Coatesville May Be Eliminated".
  3. ↑ "Coatesville Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 3 November 2014.


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