Wayne station

Not to be confused with Wayne Junction station.

Wayne station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia in Wayne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains. It is in Radnor Township.^[5]

Wayne
Wayne station in August 2010
General information
Location	145 North Wayne Avenue Wayne, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.0457°N 75.3872°W / 40.0457; -75.3872
Owned by	Amtrak[1]
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	225 spaces (61 daily, 103 permit, 61 long-term meters)
Bicycle facilities	7 racks (14 bicycles)
Accessible	Yes
Architect	W. Bleddyn Powell
Architectural style	Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1882–1884
Electrified	September 11, 1915[2]
Passengers
2017	526 boardings 571 alightings (weekday average)[3]
Rank	46 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Strafford toward Thorndale Paoli/​Thorndale Line St. Davids toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Paoli toward Harrisburg Keystone Service Before 1988 Radnor toward Philadelphia–Suburban Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Berwyn toward Chicago Main Line St. Davids toward New York or Exchange Place Strafford toward Paoli Paoli Line St. Davids toward Suburban Station
Pennsylvania Railroad Station at Wayne
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.	99000674
Added to NRHP	1999[4]
Location

Wayne has two partially high-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

History

The Wayne station was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1882 to 1884, on a design by Washington Bleddyn Powell. The original builder was William H. Bilyeu. It consists of two Victorian buildings flanking the rail lines and connected by a tunnel.^[6] The station building was restored from 1998 to 2010 with significant local community support and funding. The year after this restoration project began, the station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The restoration included repair or replacement of the chimney, masonry, windows, doors, and the retaining wall.

SEPTA began a $22.7 million second phase of improvements that replaced the roof, repaired masonry and structural members, and made other upgrades to the station building. The outbound shelter, dating from about 1890, was rebuilt, mostly with new materials. Also installed were accessible-mandated improvements including new high-level platforms, stairs and ramps to the platforms, building modifications, lighting, handrails, and signage.^[7] The new platforms, on both the inbound and outbound sides east of the station building, meant that trains no longer stop in front of the station itself, except in special cases.