Whitford station

Whitford
Whitford station in January 2013
General information
Location1597 South Whitford Road and Spackmans Lane, Exton, PA 19341 USA
Owned byAmtrak[1]
Operated bySEPTA
Line(s)Amtrak Keystone Corridor
(Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Parking229 spaces (daily)
Bicycle facilities2 racks (4 spaces)
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Opened1880
ElectrifiedJanuary 15, 1938[2]
Passengers
2017408 boardings
420 alightings
(weekday average)[3]
Rank64 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Downingtown
toward Thorndale
Paoli/​Thorndale Line Exton
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Downingtown
toward Harrisburg
Keystone Service
Before 1988
Exton
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Bradford Hills
toward Chicago
Main Line Whiteland
Whitford Railroad Station
The NRHP-listed station house
Map
Location405 South Whitford Road
Exton, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°00′53″N 75°38′17″W / 40.0147°N 75.6381°W / 40.0147; -75.6381
Built1880 (1880)
Architectural styleClapboard
NRHP reference No.84003324
Added to NRHP1984[4]

Whitford station is a commuter rail and former intercity passenger rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at South Whitford Road and Spackman Lane, Exton, Pennsylvania. It is served by most SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line trains and until 1998 some of Amtrak's Keystone Service trains.

  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. ^ "Pennsy Completes New Electric Link". The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. January 15, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Chester County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places