Bryn Mawr station (SEPTA Regional Rail)
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.jpg) Bryn Mawr SEPTA Regional Rail Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |
77 Morris Avenue & Bryn Mawr Avenue Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°01′19″N 75°18′57″W / 40.02194°N 75.31583°WCoordinates: 40°01′19″N 75°18′57″W / 40.02194°N 75.31583°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Amtrak[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | SEPTA Suburban Bus: 105 (on Lancaster Avenue) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 254 spaces (45 daily, 153 permit, 55 municipal meters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 9 racks (24 spaces) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1869[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | September 11, 1915[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2011) | 831[4] (weekday boardings) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bryn Mawr station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. It is located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at Morris and Bryn Mawr Avenues.[5] It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains with the exception of a few "limited" and express trains.
The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 6:05 a.m. to 6:05 p.m. excluding holidays. There are 254 parking spaces at the station. This station is in fare zone 3 and is 10.1 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2011, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 831 and the average total weekday alightings was 757.[4]
The original station was designed by Joseph M. Wilson and built in 1869 by the Pennsylvania Railroad. It was demolished in 1963, and replaced by a mid-20th Century mock-colonial style structure. The former freight house on the south side of the tracks, which dates back to 1870, is currently a local restaurant.[2]
Image gallery
The original Gothic revival station, circa 1870, demolished in 1963..jpg)
Stereoscopic view from the 1870s. Robert N. Dennis Collection, New York Public Library.
Bryn Mawr Station as it appeared circa 1875.
Panoramic view of Bryn Mawr station looking east with 1895 Interlocking Control Tower as Amtrak's daily westbound run of its New York to Pittsburgh Pennsylvanian passes on Track 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.
- 1 2 Existing Railroad Stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ↑ Google maps
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