Haverford station (SEPTA Regional Rail)

Haverford station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Haverford, Pennsylvania. It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains with the exception of a few express runs, and is located on Haverford Station Road.

Haverford
Haverford station
Location	43 Haverford Station Road, Haverford, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.0140°N 75.3003°W
Owned by	Amtrak[1]
Operated by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Keystone Corridor (Main Line)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 105, 106 (on Lancaster Avenue)
Construction
Parking	169 spaces (80 daily, 89 permit)
Bicycle facilities	3 racks (6 bicycles)
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1880
Electrified	September 11, 1915[2]
Passengers
2017	404[3] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Bryn Mawr toward Thorndale Paoli/​Thorndale Line Ardmore toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Bryn Mawr toward Chicago Main Line Ardmore toward New York or Exchange Place Bryn Mawr toward Paoli Paoli Line Ardmore toward Suburban Station

Originally called Haverford College Station, the station house on the north side of the grade was built in 1880 (although some sources claim the origins to be roughly around 1870) by the Wilson Brothers architectural firm for the Pennsylvania Railroad,[4] and is one of the historic station buildings on this line built before 1930.

PRR commuter rail time table between Haverford and Philadelphia, 1966

The Pennsylvania Railroad operated commuter rail services at Haverford until merging with the New York Central in 1968 becoming the Penn Central which then filed for bankruptcy in 1970. Conrail was then responsible for operating all the former PRR commuter rail services including over the Main Line to Paoli/Thorndale Line until 1983 when SEPTA took over all regional rail operations in South Eastern Pennsylvania.

The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 6:05 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. excluding holidays. There are 169 parking spaces at the station. This station is 9.1 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2017, the average total weekday boardings at this station were 404, and the average total weekday alightings was 328.[3]

A westbound Paoli Local train at Haverford station.

Station layout

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

G
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 4	←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Bryn Mawr) ← Amtrak services do not stop here
	Track 3	←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (Bryn Mawr) ← Amtrak services do not stop here
	Track 2	← Amtrak services do not stop here → ←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Ardmore) →
	Track 1	← Amtrak services do not stop here → ←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Ardmore) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	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 (PDF) on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
2. "Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R." The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. p. 43-46.
4. Existing Stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Archived 2008-05-12 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Media related to Haverford (SEPTA Regional Rail station) at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA – Haverford Station