West Chester University | |||||||||||||
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| Former SEPTA Regional Rail station | |||||||||||||
 The former West Chester University station sign in 2017. | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Nields Street West Chester, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°57′24″N 75°35′36″W / 39.9567°N 75.5934°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | West Chester Railroad | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Pennsylvania Railroad, SEPTA R3 West Chester Line | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Structure type | metal shelter | ||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 1968 | ||||||||||||
| Closed | September 19, 1986[1] | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | December 2, 1928[2] | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Nields Street | ||||||||||||
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West Chester University station is a former railroad station in West Chester, Pennsylvania. It was a stop on the Pennsylvania Railroad's (PRR) West Chester Line, and later became a part of SEPTA Regional Rail's R3 West Chester line before being closed in 1986. The West Chester Railroad heritage railway leased the line, but does not use West Chester University station.
- ^ "The Potential of Rail Service to West Chester Borough". Borough of West Chester. p. 24. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Electric Trains to Start Sunday". The Chester Times. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
