Haverford station
 Haverford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| SEPTA regional rail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Haverford station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |
50 Haverford Station Road Haverford, PA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°00′50″N 75°18′01″W / 40.0140°N 75.3003°WCoordinates: 40°00′50″N 75°18′01″W / 40.0140°N 75.3003°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Amtrak[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | SEPTA Suburban Bus: 105, 106 (on Lancaster Avenue) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 169 spaces (80 daily, 89 permit) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 3 racks (6 bicycles) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | September 11, 1915[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2011) | 375[3] (weekday boardings) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
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 2011, the average total weekday boardings at this station were 375 and the average total weekday alightings was 416.[3]
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Tatnall, Frank (Fall 2015). "A Century of Catenary". Classic Trains. 16 (3): 26.
- 1 2 "Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 71–72. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ↑ Existing Stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
External links
Media related to Haverford (SEPTA Regional Rail station) at Wikimedia Commons