Thorndale station (SEPTA)

Thorndale station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Thorndale, Pennsylvania. Located on South Bailey Road and East Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30 Business), it serves the Paoli/Thorndale Line. While Thorndale station is the terminus of SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale Line service, the tracks continue (with service by Amtrak), to points west, including Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, and beyond.

Thorndale
Location	201 South Bailey Road, Thorndale, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39.9926°N 75.7626°W
Owned by	Amtrak[1]
Operated by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Keystone Corridor (Main Line)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Krapf's Transit Route "A" TMACC Evening Link
Construction
Parking	447 spaces (300 daily, 147 permit)
Bicycle facilities	2 racks (6 spaces)
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	November 22, 1999[2]
Passengers
2017	427[3] (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Terminus Paoli/​Thorndale Line Downingtown toward Temple University

This station is 35.2 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. In 2017, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 427, and the average total weekday alightings was 374.[3]

History

The R5 line (now Paoli/Thorndale Line) originally ended further west in Parkesburg, but service was cut back to Downingtown in 1996. Thorndale station opened on November 22, 1999 as an extension of the R5 service from Downingtown. The station was built to serve the rapidly growing population of Chester County and reduce congestion on area roads.[2]

Station layout

There is no ticket office at this station. There are 447 parking spaces at the station for daily parking as well as SEPTA permit parking.

This station is wheelchair-accessible with short lengths of high-level platforms on both sides of the tracks. The platforms have bridge plates which allow a wheelchair to cross the gap between the platform and the train when it is stopped at the platform.

G	Street level	Exit/entrance, parking
P Platform level
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 4	←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line termination track
	Track 3	← Amtrak services do not stop here
	Track 2	← Amtrak services do not stop here →
	Track 1	←      Paoli/​Thorndale Line toward Suburban Station or Temple University (Downingtown) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

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. Schogol, Marc (November 21, 1999). "SEPTA extends the R5 line to Thorndale". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 31. Retrieved February 22, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. p. 43-46.

External links

• SEPTA - Thorndale Station
• Bailey Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Lincoln Highway entrance from Google Maps Street View