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 2017, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 780, and the average total weekday alightings was 621.[7]
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.[8] In 1911 the Philadelphia and Western Railroad extended their Strafford Branch to the station;[citation needed] this line lasted until 1956.[9] 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 accessible-compliant with ramps to the platforms. Mini-high-level platforms will be installed after the Amtrak Keystone Corridor project is complete.
Station layoutedit
Strafford has two low-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.
Referencesedit
^(PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R." The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
^Chester County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
^"Community Facilities". Tredyffrin Township. Retrieved September 1, 2019. - Also see Land use map
^"Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. p. 43-46.
^John Milnes Baker, A.I.A. (1994) American House Styles p.86.
^Mocarski, Monica (March 1, 2006). "Tracking the history of Radnor's trolleys". Main Line Times & Suburban. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
External linksedit
Media related to Strafford (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons
SEPTA – Strafford station
Station House from Google Maps Street View
Strafford Railroad Station | Library of Congress
January 01, 1970
strafford, station, commuter, rail, station, located, western, suburbs, philadelphia, eagle, school, road, crestline, road, tredyffrin, township, served, most, paoli, thorndale, line, trains, straffordgeneral, informationlocation97, eagle, school, road, wayne,. 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 StraffordGeneral informationLocation97 Old Eagle School Road Wayne PennsylvaniaOwned byAmtrak 1 Operated bySEPTALine s Amtrak Keystone Corridor Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line Platforms2 side platformsTracks4ConstructionParking289 spaces 115 daily 103 permit 71 remote permit Bicycle facilities4 racks 8 spaces AccessibleYesOther informationFare zone3HistoryElectrifiedSeptember 11 1915 2 Passengers2017780 boardings621 alightings weekday average 3 Rank25 of 146ServicesPreceding station SEPTA Following station Devontoward Thorndale Paoli Thorndale Line Waynetoward Temple UniversityFormer servicesPreceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Devontoward Paoli Paoli Line Waynetoward Suburban Station Preceding station Philadelphia and Western Railroad Following station Terminus Strafford BranchUntil 1956 Waynetoward 69th StreetStrafford Railroad StationU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of PennsylvaniaShow map of the United StatesLocationStrafford PennsylvaniaCoordinates40 02 59 N 75 24 14 W 40 0496 N 75 4038 W 40 0496 75 4038ArchitectJoseph M Wilson and Frederick G ThornArchitectural styleStick EastlakeNRHP reference No 84003226Added to NRHP1984 4 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 2017 the average total weekday boardings at this station was 780 and the average total weekday alightings was 621 7 Contents 1 History 2 Station layout 3 References 4 External linksHistory editFrom 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 8 In 1911 the Philadelphia and Western Railroad extended their Strafford Branch to the station citation needed this line lasted until 1956 9 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 accessible compliant with ramps to the platforms Mini high level platforms will be installed after the Amtrak Keystone Corridor project is complete Station layout editStrafford has two low level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks References edit Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia Harrisburg Keystone Railroad Corridor PDF Federal Railroad Administration Archived from the original on May 21 2011 Retrieved January 9 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Electric Service Begins on the P R R The Philadelphia Inquirer September 12 1915 p 4 Retrieved August 22 2020 via Newspapers com nbsp Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update SEPTA June 2020 p 24 Retrieved March 11 2022 Chester County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places Google map Community Facilities Tredyffrin Township Retrieved September 1 2019 Also see Land use map Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Service Plan PDF SEPTA p 43 46 John Milnes Baker A I A 1994 American House Styles p 86 Mocarski Monica March 1 2006 Tracking the history of Radnor s trolleys Main Line Times amp Suburban Retrieved August 5 2022 External links edit nbsp Media related to Strafford SEPTA station at Wikimedia Commons SEPTA Strafford station Station House from Google Maps Street View Strafford Railroad Station Library of Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Strafford station amp oldid 1212766046, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
