Glen Mills station

GLEN MILLS
West Chester Railroad tourist train station
Restored Glen Mills station
Location 130 Glen Mills Road
Glen Mills, Pennsylvania.
Coordinates 39°55′12″N 75°29′25″W / 39.9199°N 75.4904°W / 39.9199; -75.4904Coordinates: 39°55′12″N 75°29′25″W / 39.9199°N 75.4904°W / 39.9199; -75.4904
Owned by West Chester Railroad
Line(s) Pennsylvania Railroad, SEPTA R3 West Chester Line
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type Queen Anne gothic
History
Opened 1882, 1997 (as heritage railway)
Closed 1986
Rebuilt 1991
Electrified 1928
Services
Preceding station   West Chester Railroad   Following station
toward West Chester
Main LineTerminus
Former services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
(closed 1986)
toward West Chester
West Chester Line
(closed 1986)
Pennsylvania Railroad
toward West Chester
West Chester Branch

Glen Mills station is a railroad station in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania currently used by the West Chester Railroad heritage railway. It is located at 130 Glen Mills Road, and owned by the Thornbury Historical Society.

History

The site was a stop on the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad beginning in 1858.[1] The original station was located across the track where the Glen Mills Store now stands. In 1880, the railroad became the Pennsylvania Railroad's West Chester Branch. The current station was built in 1882, and is believed to have been designed by Frank Furness.[2] It later became a part of SEPTA's West Chester line. SEPTA discontinued regular passenger service in September 1986, due to deteriorating track conditions and Chester County's desire to expand facilities at Exton station on the Paoli/Thorndale Line.

In 1997, the station was reopened by the West Chester Railroad, a privately owned and operated heritage railway running between Glen Mills and West Chester on weekends. However, due to what their website calls "hazardous and limited parking", the West Chester Railroad does not pick up passengers at Glen Mills. Instead, it serves as a 20-minute layover spot, where passengers can explore the station and picnic grove, and use washrooms.

References

  1. ↑ Ashmead, Henry G. (1884). "XX. Traveling and Transportation". History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts. p. 199.
  2. ↑ waymarking.com
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