Wayne station

Wayne station is a commuter rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at North Wayne Avenue & West Avenue in Wayne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.[5] It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains. It is in Radnor Township.[6]

Not to be confused with Wayne Junction station.

Wayne
Location	145 North Wayne Avenue, Wayne, Pennsylvania
Owned by	Amtrak[1]
Operated by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Keystone Corridor (Main Line)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 106 (on Lancaster Avenue) theconnector
Construction
Parking	225 spaces (61 daily, 103 permit, 61 long-term meters)
Bicycle facilities	7 racks (14 bicycles)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1882–1884
Electrified	September 11, 1915[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	665[3] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Strafford toward Thorndale Paoli/​Thorndale Line St. Davids toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Strafford toward Chicago Main Line St. Davids toward New York or Exchange Place Strafford toward Paoli Paoli Line St. Davids toward Suburban Station
Pennsylvania Railroad Station at Wayne
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Wayne, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.0457°N 75.3872°W / 40.0457; -75.3872
Architect	Unknown; attributed to Wilson Brothers
Architectural style	Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	99000674
Added to NRHP	1999[4]

The Wayne station was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1882 to 1884, on a design by Washington Bleddyn Powell. The original builder was William H. Bilyeu. It consists of two Victorian buildings flanking the rail lines and connected by a tunnel.[7] The station building was restored from 1998 to 2010 with significant local community support and funding. The year after this restoration project began, the station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The restoration included repair or replacement of the chimney, masonry, windows, doors, and the retaining wall.

SEPTA began a $22.7 million second phase of improvements that replaced the roof, repaired masonry and structural members, and made other upgrades to the station building. The outbound shelter, dating from about 1890, was rebuilt, mostly with new materials. Also installed were ADA-mandated improvements including new high-level platforms, stairs and ramps to the platforms, building modifications, lighting, handrails, and signage.[8] The new platforms, on both the inbound and outbound sides east of the station building, meant that trains no longer stop in front of the station itself, except in special cases.

Until summer 2010, the building housed the Station Cafe & Juice Bar, which served coffee, tea, and other beverages in the mornings and occasionally featured live jazz at night. The cafe left the station shortly before renovations were completed, and re-opened under new ownership shortly after construction was completed. It is now Fabio & Danny's Station Café.

The ticket office at this station is open weekday mornings excluding holidays. There are 225 parking spaces at the station (including metered daily parking in nearby lots).

This station is 14.5 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. In 2011, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 665, and the average total weekday alightings was 585.[3]

Wayne station is served by theconnector shuttle bus operated by the King of Prussia District, which connects Paoli/Thorndale Line trains at the station to the business parks in King of Prussia during peak weekday hours.[9]

Station layout

Wayne has two partially high-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 (Strafford) ← Amtrak services do not stop here
	Track 3	←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Strafford) ← Amtrak services do not stop here
	Track 2	← Amtrak services do not stop here → ←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (St. Davids) →
	Track 1	← Amtrak services do not stop here → ←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (St. Davids) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
G	Street level	Exit/entrance, station house, parking

Photo gallery

• 
  View to the west from the Wayne train station towards Paoli.
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  View to the east from the Wayne train station towards Philadelphia.
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  The stations's marker issued by the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1999.

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. 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. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
4. Delaware County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
5. Google Maps
6. "Township Map". Radnor Township. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
7. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes James C. Higgins, Jr. & George E. Thomas (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pennsylvania Railroad: Station (Wayne)" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-06.
8. SEPTA Unveils Revitalized Historic Wayne Train Station: June 25, 2010 (SEPTA Official News)
9. "theconnector schedule" (PDF). King of Prussia District. Retrieved February 5, 2017.

External links

Media related to Wayne (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA - Wayne Station
• Page with a historical photo of Wayne Station
• Wayne Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View