Daylesford station

Daylesford
SEPTA regional rail
Daylesford station
Location 1397 Lancaster Avenue
and Glenn Avenue
Berwyn, PA
Coordinates 40°02′35″N 75°27′38″W / 40.04295°N 75.4606°W / 40.04295; -75.4606Coordinates: 40°02′35″N 75°27′38″W / 40.04295°N 75.4606°W / 40.04295; -75.4606
Owned by Amtrak[1]
Operated by SEPTA
Line(s) Keystone Corridor (Main Line)
  Paoli/​Thorndale Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 4
Connections SEPTA Suburban Bus: 106
Construction
Structure type Platformed-plexiglass shelter
Parking 152 spaces (daily)
Bicycle facilities 2 racks (4 spaces)
Other information
Fare zone 3
Traffic
Passengers (2011) 206[2] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
toward Thorndale
Paoli/​Thorndale Line
Former services
Preceding station   Pennsylvania Railroad   Following station
toward Chicago
Main Line
Terminus
Paoli Line

Daylesford station is a commuter rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at Glenn Avenue and Lancaster Avenue in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.[3] It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains.

Description

The Daylesford station has no station building. There is a shelter for eastbound waiting passengers. This station replaced an older wooden shelter built by the Pennsylvania Railroad that was located on Lincoln Highway and Conestoga Lane. It was razed in 2000.

There is no ticket office at this station. There are 152 parking spaces at the station. This station is 18.6 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. In 2011, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 206, and the average total weekday alightings was 184.[2]

The station is best known to commuters by the iconic station announcement "Dayles-ford" by the SEPTA conductors to signify arrival at the station. Emphasis is placed on the "Dayles" rolling into "ford" with a soften 'd'. In 2012, new SEPTA trains implemented a computerized announcement system leaving long time riders of the Paoli/Thorndale line nostalgic for the spirited human voice.

Station layout

Strafford has two low-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Track 4 ← Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Devon)
← Keystone Corridor services do not stop here
Track 3 ← Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Devon)
← Keystone Corridor services do not stop here
Track 2 Keystone Corridor services do not stop here →
Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Wayne) →
Track 1 Keystone Corridor services do not stop here →
Paoli/Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Wayne) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
G Street level Exit/entrance, parking

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. 1 2 "Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 71–72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  3. ↑ maps.google.com


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