Strafford station

Strafford station is a commuter rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at Old Eagle School Road and Crestline Road,[5] in Tredyffrin Township,[6] and it is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains.

Strafford
Location	97 Old Eagle School Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania
Owned by	Amtrak[1]
Operated by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Keystone Corridor (Main Line)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Parking	289 spaces (115 daily, 103 permit, 71 remote permit)
Bicycle facilities	4 racks (8 spaces)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
Electrified	September 11, 1915[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	763[3] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Devon toward Thorndale Paoli/​Thorndale Line Wayne toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Devon toward Chicago Main Line Wayne toward New York or Exchange Place Devon toward Paoli Paoli Line Wayne toward Suburban Station Preceding station Philadelphia and Western Railroad Following station Terminus Strafford Branch Until 1956 Wayne toward 69th Street
Strafford Railroad Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Strafford, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.0496°N 75.4038°W / 40.0496; -75.4038
Architect	Joseph W. Wilson and Frederick G. Thorn
Architectural style	Stick/Eastlake
NRHP reference No.	84003226
Added to NRHP	1984[4]

From 1873 to 1883, the building served as the railway station for Wayne, Pennsylvania. In 1883, the building was moved to its current location in Strafford, which was then called Eagle. The name was changed to Strafford in 1887. The landmark building was constructed in the "Eastlake" or "Stick" architectural style popular from 1855 to 1877.[7] In 1911 the Philadelphia and Western Railroad extended their Strafford Branch to the station which lasted until 1956. The train station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Rumors that the station had originally been one of the buildings used in the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia are unfounded.

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) restored the station between 1999 and 2002 after damage from a June, 1999 fire. Work included restoring the historic station building as well as the outbound shelter. The station was made ADA-compliant with ramps to the platforms. Mini-high-level platforms will be installed after the Amtrak Keystone Corridor project is complete.

The ticket office at this station is open weekdays from 5:50 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., excluding holidays. There are 289 parking spaces at the station, including SEPTA permit parking in nearby lots.

This station is 15.4 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. In 2011, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 763, and the average total weekday alightings was 775.[3]

Station layout

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

Platform level
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 4	←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Devon) ← Amtrak services do not stop here
	Track 3	←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Devon) ← Amtrak services do not stop here
	Track 2	← Amtrak services do not stop here → ←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Wayne) →
	Track 1	← Amtrak 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, station house, parking

References

1. "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
2. Tatnall, Frank (Fall 2015). "A Century of Catenary". Classic Trains. 16 (3): 26.
3. "Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 71–72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
4. Chester County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
5. Google map
6. "Community Facilities". Tredyffrin Township. Retrieved 2019-09-01. - Also see Land use map
7. John Milnes Baker, A.I.A. (1994) American House Styles p.86.

External links

Media related to Strafford (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Library of Congress: Images and data
• SEPTA - Strafford Station
• Station House from Google Maps Street View