Oakbourne station

Oakbourne
Former Pennsylvania Railroad station
Oakbourne station, c. 1907.
General information
LocationOakbourne Road
Westtown Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′31″N 75°34′20″W / 39.9420°N 75.5722°W / 39.9420; -75.5722
Owned byWest Chester Railroad
Line(s)West Chester Branch
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Platform levels1
History
Opened1854
Closed1961
Rebuilt1871
ElectrifiedDecember 2, 1928[1]
Previous names
  • Lecompton
  • Hemphill
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
West Chester
Terminus
West Chester Line Westtown

Oakbourne station is a defunct railroad station on Oakburne Road in Westtown Township, Pennsylvania. Established by the Pennsylvania Railroad, it closed in 1961 and was subsequently demolished. SEPTA Regional Rail later used the line for R3 West Chester Line, but did not use the Oakbourne stop.

  1. ^ "Electric Trains to Start Sunday". The Chester Times. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon