Doylestown station

Doylestown
Doylestown
	Doylestown station in October 2017
Location	100 South Clinton Avenue (Bridge Street & Clinton Avenue); Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901
Coordinates	40°18′22″N 75°07′49″W / 40.3062°N 75.1304°WCoordinates: 40°18′22″N 75°07′49″W / 40.3062°N 75.1304°W
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 55; BCT: Doylestown DART; Trans-Bridge Lines; Greyhound Lines; Fullington Trailways
Construction
Parking	169 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	1871
Electrified	July 26, 1931
Services
Former services

Doylestown station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. It is the last station along SEPTA's Lansdale/Doylestown Line. Located at the intersection of Bridge Street and Clinton Avenue, the station has a 169-space parking lot. It was originally built in 1871 by the Reading Railroad, as a much more elaborate Victorian structure than the present station. It had a decorative cupola over the ticket window and served as a Reading Railroad office at one point. The former freight house survives to this day. This station is wheelchair accessible.

Description[]

Doylestown station consists of a side platform along the tracks. There are five tracks at the station which allow for storage of trains. The station has a ticket office which is open on weekday mornings, as well as an ATM. In the past there was a pizza shop inside the station building. There is also a canopy-type roof over the platform where people board the trains to keep people dry on rainy days. There are 2 bike racks available that can hold up to 15 bicycles. Doylestown has a parking lot with 169 spaces that charges $1 a day.^[2]

Train service at Doylestown is provided along the Lansdale/Doylestown Line of SEPTA Regional Rail, which begins at the station and runs south to Center City Philadelphia. Doylestown station is located in fare zone 4. Service is provided daily from early morning to late evening. Most Lansdale/Doylestown Line trains continue through the Center City Commuter Connection tunnel and become Paoli/Thorndale Line trains on weekdays, providing service to Malvern and Thorndale, and Wilmington/Newark Line trains on weekends, providing service to Marcus Hook and Wilmington.^[3] In FY 2013, it had a weekday average of 383 boardings and 334 alightings.^[4]

Station layout[]

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	Storage track	No passenger service →
	Storage track	No passenger service →
	Storage track	No passenger service →
	All trains	← Lansdale/Doylestown Line alighting passengers only ← Lansdale/Doylestown Line toward 30th Street Station (Delaware Valley University) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Street level	Exit/entrance, parking, and ticket office

References[]

^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Doylestown Station". SEPTA. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ "Lansdale/Doylestown Line schedule" (PDF). SEPTA. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)

External links[]

[1] "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[septadoylestown-2] "Doylestown Station". SEPTA. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

[3] "Lansdale/Doylestown Line schedule" (PDF). SEPTA. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

[4] "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)

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