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West Chester station (SEPTA)

WEST CHESTER
West Chester Railroad tourist train station
West Chester Station 2018a.jpg
West Chester station in 2018
Location 230 East Market Street
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°57′39″N 75°36′01″W / 39.9609°N 75.6004°W / 39.9609; -75.6004Coordinates: 39°57′39″N 75°36′01″W / 39.9609°N 75.6004°W / 39.9609; -75.6004
Owned by West Chester Railroad
Line(s) West Chester Line
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
History
Opened 1875, 1997 (as heritage railway)
Closed 1986
Rebuilt 1885
Electrified 1928
Previous names Market Street
Services
Preceding station   West Chester Railroad   Following station
Terminus West Chester Railroad
toward Glen Mills
  Former services  
Preceding station   SEPTA.svg SEPTA   Following station
Terminus West Chester Line
(closed 1986)
Pennsylvania Railroad
Terminus West Chester Branch

West Chester station, formerly Market Street Station, is a train station in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Located at Market Street, it currently serves as a stop on the West Chester Railroad heritage railroad. The location was previously used as a stop on the Pennsylvania Railroad's (PRR) West Chester Branch, and later became a part of SEPTA's R3 West Chester Line.

SEPTA discontinued regular passenger service in September 1986, due to deteriorating track conditions, Chester County's desire to expand facilities at Exton station on SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale Line, and the existence of faster and more frequent bus service on SEPTA Route 104 along West Chester Pike to 69th Street Terminal. Service was restored by the West Chester Railroad in 1997, a privately owned and operated tourist railroad that operates between Glen Mills and West Chester.

The West Chester & Philadelphia Railroad opened Market Street station in 1875. It was rebuilt following a major fire in 1885. The main building was razed in 1968.

SEPTA later used the stop for the R3 West Chester Line. In 1986, SEPTA discontinued service due to deteriorating track conditions, the expansion of Exton station, and the improvement of bus service on SEPTA Route 104. The frame building erected in place of the older station was closed and razed.


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