Radnor station (SEPTA Regional Rail)

Radnor station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Radnor, Pennsylvania. It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains.

Radnor
Location	291 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.0449°N 75.3595°W
Owned by	Amtrak[1]
Operated by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Keystone Corridor (Main Line)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 106
Construction
Parking	220 spaces (95 daily, 46 permit, 79 municipal meters)
Bicycle facilities	2 racks (4 spaces)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1872
Rebuilt	1999–2002
Electrified	September 11, 1915[2]
Passengers
2017	586[3] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station St. Davids toward Thorndale Paoli/​Thorndale Line Villanova toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Wayne toward Harrisburg Keystone Service Until 1983 Bryn Mawr toward Philadelphia–Suburban Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station St. Davids toward Chicago Main Line Upton toward New York or Exchange Place St. Davids toward Paoli Paoli Line Upton toward Suburban Station

The Radnor station was originally built in 1872, according to the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings project. It was a replacement for the former Morgan's Corner Station built by the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad.[4] The station was designed by Joseph M. Wilson and Frederick G. Thorn, both later of Wilson Brothers & Company, architects. Radnor's design was a brick variant of Wynnewood Station, with a two-story agent's residence addition. A nearly identical version of Radnor Station was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Hawkins, just east of Pittsburgh.[5]

After electrification, in 1917 a synchronous compensator for delivering reactive power was installed (see Amtrak's 25 Hz traction power system). This device was later removed.

Between 1999 and 2002, SEPTA restored and renovated the historic station building. The station building was restored, its historic eastbound shelter replaced with a modern structure, and new platforms, ramps, lighting, and signage were installed.

The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 5:55 a.m. to 1:25 p.m. excluding holidays. There are 220 parking spaces at the station. This station is 13.0 track miles (21 km) from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. In 2017, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 586, and the average total weekday alightings was 749.[3]

Station layout

Radnor has two low-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 (St. Davids) ← Amtrak services do not stop here
	Track 3	←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Paoli, Malvern or Thorndale (St. Davids) ← Amtrak services do not stop here
	Track 2	← Amtrak services do not stop here → ←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Villanova) →
	Track 1	← Amtrak services do not stop here → ←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Villanova) →
	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 (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. Morgan's Corner P&C RR station, 1856 (Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania)
5. Wilson Brothers & Co., "Catalogue of Work Executed," 1885.

External links

• SEPTA - Radnor Station
• Station from Google Maps Street View