Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line

Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line
Amtrak and SEPTA Regional Rail share operations over the Main Line grade between Philadelphia and Thorndale
Amtrak and SEPTA Regional Rail service share operations over the Main Line grade between Philadelphia and Thorndale.
Overview
StatusOperating
OwnerAmtrak
LocalePennsylvania
Termini
Connecting linesPittsburgh Line
Stations31
Service
TypeHigher-speed rail
Inter-city rail
Commuter rail
SystemAmtrak
Norfolk Southern Railway
ServicesKeystone Service, Pennsylvanian, Paoli/Thorndale Line
Operator(s)Amtrak, SEPTA
Technical
Line length102.9 mi (165.6 km)
Track length105.2 mi (169.3 km)
Number of tracks2-4
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 12 kV 25 Hz AC
Operating speed110 mph (180 km/h)
SignallingCab signalling
Route map

0.0
Suburban Station
1.0
30th Street Station
Amtrak
1.9
4.0
Cynwyd Line (Valley Junction)
4.1
Overbrook Yard
5.4
Overbrook
6.0
Merion
6.8
Narberth
7.4
Wynnewood
8.5
Ardmore
Keystone Service
9.1
Haverford
10.1
Bryn Mawr
10.9
Rosemont
12.0
Villanova
13.0
Radnor
13.7
St. Davids
14.5
Wayne
15.4
Strafford
16.4
Devon
17.5
Berwyn
18.6
Daylesford
19.9
Paoli
Amtrak
21.6
Malvern
23.9
Frazer Yard
25.5
Glen Junction
27.5
Exton
Amtrak
28.3
Whitford
32.4
Downingtown
Keystone Service
35.5
Thorndale
38.4
Coatesville
Keystone Service
44.2
Parkesburg
Keystone Service
57.0
Leaman Junction (Strasburg Rail Road)
67.0
Holland Junction (New Holland Industrial)
67.9
Conestoga Junction
68.0
Lancaster
Amtrak
68.1
Cork Junction (Columbia Secondary)
70.0
Lititz Junction (Lititz Secondary)
80.1
Mount Joy
Keystone Service
86.8
Elizabethtown
Amtrak
94.5
Roy Junction (Royalton Branch)
94.7
Middletown
Keystone Service
104.4
State Junction (Harrisburg Line)
104.6
Harrisburg Transportation Center
Amtrak

The Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line is a rail line owned and operated by Amtrak in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. This is the only electrified Amtrak line in the United States outside of the main line of the Northeast Corridor. The line runs from Philadelphia, where it meets the Northeast Corridor at Zoo Junction at milepost 1.9, west to Harrisburg (MP 104.6), where electrification ends. The Main Line is part of the longer Keystone Corridor, which continues west to Pittsburgh along the Norfolk Southern Railway's Pittsburgh Line.[1] This section is sometimes referred to as "Keystone East"[2] and is part of Amtrak's Keystone Service.

Philadelphia's Broad Street Station was the original start of the line. It was replaced by Suburban Station, the headquarters for the Pennsylvania Railroad, in 1930. Current service patterns dictate that all passenger rail service on the line begins 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Suburban Station at 30th Street Station, Philadelphia's primary commercial rail station.

  1. ^ Federal Railway Administration, "Appendix A: Ownership, Operating Rights and Agreements" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2006. (18.0 KiB)
  2. ^ "Frequently-Asked Questions". Plan the Keystone. PennDOT. Retrieved February 7, 2016.