Exton station (Pennsylvania)

Exton station is a train station in Exton, West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania, in the western suburbs of Philadelphia.[5] It is served by most Amtrak Keystone Service trains and one daily eastbound Pennsylvanian trip, as well as SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale Line. The station is located close to the former Whiteland station served by the former Pennsylvania Railroad.

This article is about the train station. For the bus terminal, see Exton Transportation Center.

Exton
Exton station in November 2018
Location	425 Walkertown Road, Exton, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.0195°N 75.6218°W / 40.0195; -75.6218
Owned by	Amtrak[1]
Operated by	Amtrak & SEPTA
Line(s)	Keystone Corridor (Main Line)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 92 Krapf's Transit: Route "A" WCU shuttle[2]
Construction
Parking	643 spaces (555 daily, 88 permit)
Bicycle facilities	4 racks (8 spaces)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	EXT (Amtrak)
Fare zone	4 (SEPTA)
History
Opened	1981
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2017)	151,346[3]  11.7% (Amtrak)
Passengers (2012)	586 (weekday boardings)[4] (SEPTA)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Downingtown toward Harrisburg Keystone Service Paoli toward New York Lancaster toward Pittsburgh Pennsylvanian Preceding station SEPTA Following station Whitford toward Thorndale Paoli/​Thorndale Line Malvern toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Whitford toward Chicago Main Line Malvern toward New York or Exchange Place Ship Road toward New York or Exchange Place

This station is wheelchair-accessible with high-level platforms on both sides of the tracks. This is 27.7 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. In 2011, the average total SEPTA weekday boardings at this station was 586.[4]

History

In late 2013, SEPTA developed renderings of a proposed station improvement plan.[6] The plan calls for near-full-length high-level boarding platforms on the inbound and outbound side of the tracks, a station building to be used as a waiting area, an extended exterior waiting canopy, as well as open-air shelters with glass windscreens.

Station layout

There is no ticket office at the station. Unlike other stations served by SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line trains west of Philadelphia along the former Pennsylvania Railroad Main Line, the station is not located within the built-up portion of the community; it is merely a park-and-ride station along PA 100, near the highway's interchange with U.S. Route 30. There are 643 parking spaces at the station. Parking was last expanded in late 2009.

Exton has two high-level side platforms. A center track is occasionally used for Norfolk Southern freight trains passing through the station.

P Platform level
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 4	←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Thorndale (Whitford) ←      Keystone Service toward Harrisburg (Downingtown) ←      Pennsylvanian does not stop here
	No service	← No regular service →
	Track 1	←      Pennsylvanian toward New York (Paoli) → ←      Keystone Service toward Philadelphia or New York (Paoli) → ←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Malvern) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
G	Street level	Exit/entrance, parking

Gallery

• 
  Philadelphia-bound SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line train stops at Exton station in November 2018
• 
  New York City-bound Amtrak Keystone Service train stops at Exton station in November 2018
• 
  Pittsburgh-bound Amtrak Pennsylvanian passes Exton station while a New York City-bound Amtrak Keystone Service train stops at the station in November 2018
• 
  High platform being installed in 2018
• 
  Exton Station sign
• 
  Newly installed waiting area
• 
  Station facing west
• 
  Old station prior to 2018 remodel

References

1. "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
2. "Exton Train Station Shuttle Bus".
3. "Amtrak State Fact Sheet, FY2017, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
4. "Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 71–72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
5. Google Maps
6. "Exton Station Improvements" (PDF). Retrieved 18 April 2014.

External links

Media related to Exton station (Pennsylvania) at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA – Exton Station
• Exton, PA – Amtrak
• Exton Amtrak-SEPTA Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)
• Exton, PA (EXT) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)