Villanova Station

Villanova

SEPTA regional rail

Location

1797 County Line Road
and North Spring Mill Road
Villanova, PA, 19085

Coordinates

40°02′20″N 75°20′32″W / 40.0388°N 75.3422°WCoordinates: 40°02′20″N 75°20′32″W / 40.0388°N 75.3422°W

Owned by

Amtrak

Operated by

SEPTA

Line(s)

Keystone Corridor (Main Line)

Paoli/Thorndale Line

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Connections

SEPTA Suburban Bus: 106

Construction

Parking

167 spaces (85 daily, 82 permit)

Bicycle facilities

5 racks (10 spaces)

Other information

Fare zone

History

Opened

1890

Electrified

September 11, 1915

Traffic

Passengers (2011)

571 (weekday boardings)

Services

Preceding station		SEPTA	Following station
Radnor toward Thorndale		Paoli/Thorndale Line	Rosemont toward Temple University
	Former services
Pennsylvania Railroad
Upton toward Chicago		Main Line	Rosemont toward New York City or Exchange Place
Upton toward Paoli		Paoli Line	Rosemont toward Suburban Station

Villanova station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station on the campus of Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It is located at 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 non-handicapped accessible pedestrian tunnel running beneath the tracks. There is also a small café there called "Rosie's Mug". The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 5:55 a.m. to 1:20 p.m. excluding holidays. 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 2011, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 571, and the average total weekday alightings was 644.

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