Villanova station (SEPTA Regional Rail)

Villanova
Villanova
General information
Location	308 North Spring Mill Road, Villanova, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°02′20″N 75°20′32″W / 40.0388°N 75.3422°W
Owned by	Amtrak
Operated by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Amtrak Keystone Corridor; (Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 106
Construction
Parking	167 spaces (85 daily, 82 permit)
Bicycle facilities	5 racks (10 spaces)
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1890; 134 years ago
Electrified	September 11, 1915
Passengers
2017	466 boardings; 447 alightings; (weekday average)
Rank	55 of 146
Services
Former services
Location
Location

Villanova station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station on the campus of Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It is in Radnor Township,^[5] located on North Spring Mill Road (PA 320) near County Line Road and serves most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains.

The station building was originally built in 1890 by the Pennsylvania Railroad and is within the campus of Villanova University. The eastbound and westbound platforms are ground-level and are connected by an underground handicap accessible pedestrian tunnel running beneath the tracks (which replaced the old non-handicapped accessible tunnel in 2018^[6]) The station building is also home to a small café called "Rosie's Coffee".^[7] There are 167 parking spaces at the station, including SEPTA permit parking. This station is 12.0 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. In 2017, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 466, and the average total weekday alightings was 447.^[8]

Station layout

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

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.
^ Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Archived October 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R." The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
^ "Township Map". Radnor Township. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
^ "Villanova Station Improvements | Station & Loop Improvements | Rebuilding For The Future | SEPTA.org". septa.org. Archived from the original on 2015-12-07.
^ "Rosie's Coffee".
^ "Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 43–46.

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[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] Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Archived October 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R." The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

[5] "Township Map". Radnor Township. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01.

[6] "Villanova Station Improvements | Station & Loop Improvements | Rebuilding For The Future | SEPTA.org". septa.org. Archived from the original on 2015-12-07.

[7] "Rosie's Coffee".

[passenger-8] "Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 43–46.

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