Coatesville station

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Coatesville, PA
Coatesville Pennsylvania Amtrak station.jpeg
The platform at Coatesville with the disused building beyond
LocationThird Avenue and Fleetwood Street, Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°59′9″N 75°49′15″W / 39.98583°N 75.82083°W / 39.98583; -75.82083Coordinates: 39°59′9″N 75°49′15″W / 39.98583°N 75.82083°W / 39.98583; -75.82083
Owned byAmtrak
Line(s)Keystone Corridor (Main Line)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsSuburban Bus SEPTA Suburban Bus: 135
local transit TMACC Coatesville Link
Other information
Station codeCOT
History
Opened1830s
Rebuilt1868; 2021–2025 (planned)
ElectrifiedJanuary 15, 1938[1]
Passengers
FY 201717,770[2] Increase 14.4%
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Parkesburg
toward Harrisburg
 Keystone Service Downingtown
toward New York
     Pennsylvanian does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Parkesburg
toward Pittsburgh
 Pennsylvanian Downingtown
toward New York
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Parkesburg
Terminus
 Parkesburg Line Downingtown
toward Suburban Station
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
toward Chicago
 Main Line
toward New York or Exchange Place

Coatesville station is an Amtrak intercity rail station located in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. It is served by most Amtrak Keystone Service trains. The station has two side platforms serving the outer tracks of the three-track Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line.

History[]

Circa-1920s postcard of the station

Coatesville station opened in the 1830s on the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, which later became part of the Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR). The railroad built a two-story Italianate brick depot, now disused, in 1868.[3] Amtrak took over Philadelphia–Harrisburg Silverliner Service (now Keystone Service) from PRR successor Penn Central in 1972.[4] The SEPTA Regional Rail Parkesburg Line served Coatesville from 1990 to 1996, when service was cut back to Downingtown during budget cuts.[5]

Reconstruction[]

In summer 2013, the Chester County Economic Development Council announced the selection of a developer for a project to revitalize the Coatesville station area. Total costs will be dependent on final design and engineering estimates, but the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has pledged approximately $20 million to the project. Under the plan, a new station with parking would be built just east of the historic depot, along the tracks between Third and Fourth Avenues.[6]

SEPTA indicated in March 2019 that Regional Rail service would be extended from Thorndale to Coatesville "in the near future."[7] The $21 million project was put out to bid in July 2021, with construction planned to last from late 2021 to 2025. A $1.65 million parking garage will also be built.[8][9] A groundbreaking ceremony was held on October 22, 2021, with Governor Tom Wolf in attendance.[10][11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Pennsy Completes New Electric Link". The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader. January 15, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ "Amtrak State Fact Sheet, FY2017, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Coatesville, PA (COT)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.
  4. ^ Baer, Christopher T. (April 2015). "A GENERAL CHRONOLOGY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY ITS PREDECESSORS AND SUCCESSORS AND ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT: 1972" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society.
  5. ^ "Septa Plan Draws Wail From Riders R5 Service To Parkesburg And Coatesville May Be Eliminated".
  6. ^ "Coatesville Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  7. ^ Rodgers, Lucas (March 7, 2019). "SEPTA Regional Rail set to return to Coatesville". Daily Local News. West Chester, PA. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  8. ^ Tanenbaum, Michael (July 14, 2021). "Construction on new Coatesville train station to start later this year, PennDOT says". PhillyVoice.
  9. ^ MediaNews Group (2021-07-14). "Coatesville train station bids authorized; construction to start this year". Daily Local News. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  10. ^ Ralph, Pat (October 24, 2021). "Officials break ground on new Coatesville train station". Philly Voice.
  11. ^ Staff (October 22, 2021). "Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Breaks Ground On New Coatesville Train Station". Philadelphia, PA: KYW-TV. Retrieved October 26, 2021.

External links[]

Media related to Coatesville station at Wikimedia Commons

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