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{{Short description|SEPTA station in Chester, Pennsylvania}}
{{Short description|SEPTA station in Chester, Pennsylvania}}
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{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name={{small|Chester Transportation Center}}
| name = {{small|Chester Transportation Center}}
| style = SEPTA
| style=SEPTA | style2=SEPTA Regional Rail
| style2 = SEPTA Regional Rail
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| image = Chester station from passing train, January 2016.JPG
| symbol = SEPTA
| image = Chester station from passing train, January 2016.JPG
| image_caption = Chester Transportation Center viewed from the rear of an Amtrak train in January 2016
| caption = Chester Transportation Center viewed from the rear of an [[Amtrak]] train in January 2016
| address=595 Avenue Of The States<br>[[Chester, Pennsylvania]] 19013
| address = 595 Avenue Of The States
| borough = [[Chester, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
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| baggage_check=
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| bicycle = 10 [[Bicycle parking rack|rack]] spaces<ref name="Station Info">{{Cite web |title=Chester Transportation Center |url=https://www5.septa.org/travel/stops/chester-transportation-center/ |access-date=July 12, 2023 |website=[[SEPTA]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| zone = 3<ref name="Timetable">{{Cite web |date=April 16, 2023 |title=Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/schedules.septa.org/current/WIL.pdf |access-date=July 11, 2023 |website=[[SEPTA]]}}</ref>
| opened=1903
| opened = {{Start date|1903}}
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| electrified = <!-- September&nbsp;30, -->1928<ref>{{cite news |title=Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69043666/wilmington-electric-october-1-1928/ |access-date=January 31, 2021 |work=The Every Evening |date=October 1, 1928 |location=[[Wilmington, Delaware]] |page=1|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
| rebuilt=
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=SEPTA|line=Wilmington/Newark|left=Highland Avenue|right=Eddystone}}
| electrified=September&nbsp;30, 1928<ref>{{cite news |title=Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69043666/wilmington-electric-october-1-1928/ |access-date=January 31, 2021 |work=The Every Evening |date=October 1, 1928 |location=[[Wilmington, Delaware]] |page=1|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
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| ADA=true
| other_services_header = Former services
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The '''Chester Transportation Center''' is a [[Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority|SEPTA]] [[bus]] and [[train]] station in [[Chester, Pennsylvania]]. The outside portion of the ground level serves SEPTA City Transit Division Route 37, and Suburban Transit Division Routes 109, 113, 114, 117, 118, and 119.


The '''Chester Transportation Center''' is a [[SEPTA]] [[bus]] and [[train]] station in [[Chester, Pennsylvania]]. The outside portion of the ground level serves SEPTA City Transit Division Route 37, and Suburban Transit Division Routes 109, 113, 114, 117, 118, and 119.
Above the building of the transportation center is the train station. The tracks run over the building. The station is served by the [[Wilmington/Newark Line]]. The line offers southbound service to [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] and [[Newark, Delaware]] and northbound service to [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]]. This station is located at 6th and Welsh Streets, Chester, PA 19013.


Above the building of the transportation center is the train station. The tracks run over the building. The station is served by the [[Wilmington/Newark Line]]. The line offers southbound service to [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] and [[Newark, Delaware]] and northbound service to [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]].
==History==
Chester station was built by the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] in 1903. While in the 1940s Chester was a common intermediate stop for services between New York and Washington, by the 1970s this was reduced to just one daily train; the station was also served by Amtrak's [[Chesapeake (Amtrak)|Chesapeake]], which stopped both ways between Philadelphia and Washington during its existence from 1978 through 1983.<ref>[http://www.timetables.org/full.php?group=19780430&item=0006 April 30, 1978 Amtrak Timetables]</ref><ref>[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=43340 1979 Amtrak Chesapeake timetable] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724053445/http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=43340 |date=2011-07-24 }}</ref> All long-distance services have since stopped calling at Chester. PRR/PC/Conrail local trains to Marcus Hook/Wilmington/Newark continued until SEPTA took them over in 1983.


This station is located at 6th and Welsh Streets.
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== History ==
Chester station was built by the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] in 1903. While in the 1940s Chester was a common intermediate stop for services between New York and Washington, by the 1970s this was reduced to just one daily train; the station was also served by Amtrak's [[Chesapeake (Amtrak)|Chesapeake]], which stopped both ways between Philadelphia and Washington during its existence from 1978 through 1983.<ref>[http://www.timetables.org/full.php?group=19780430&item=0006 April 30, 1978 Amtrak Timetables]</ref><ref>[http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=43340 1979 Amtrak Chesapeake timetable] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724053445/http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=43340 |date=2011-07-24 }}</ref>

All long-distance services have since stopped calling at Chester. PRR/PC/Conrail local trains to Marcus Hook/Wilmington/Newark continued until SEPTA took them over in 1983.

== Station layout ==
Chester has two low-level [[side platform]]s with walkways connecting passengers to the inner tracks. [[Amtrak]]'s [[Northeast Corridor]] lines bypass the station via the inner tracks.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Chester Transpo Center Stairway.jpg|Stairway to the rail platforms
Chester Transpo Center Stairway.jpg|Stairway to the rail platforms
Chester Transpo Center tunnel.jpg|Tunnel under the tracks
Chester Transpo Center tunnel.jpg|Tunnel under the tracks
Line 57: Line 63:
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Station layout==
== See also ==
*[[New Brunswick station]] – built according to similar blueprints at about the same time
Chester has two low-level [[side platform]]s with walkways connecting passengers to the inner tracks. [[Amtrak]]'s [[Northeast Corridor]] lines bypass the station via the inner tracks.


== References ==
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=7 valign=top width=50|'''P<br>Platform level'''
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-top:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right</small>
|-
|'''Outbound'''
|← {{rcb|system=SEPTA|line=Wilmington/Newark|inline=yes}} toward [[Marcus Hook station|Marcus Hook]], [[Wilmington station (Delaware)|Wilmington]] or [[Newark station (Delaware)|Newark]] <small>([[Highland Avenue station (SEPTA)|Highland Avenue]])</small>
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|'''Outbound'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|← {{rcb|system=SEPTA|line=Wilmington/Newark|inline=yes}} toward [[Marcus Hook station|Marcus Hook]], [[Wilmington station (Delaware)|Wilmington]] or [[Newark station (Delaware)|Newark]] <small>([[Highland Avenue station (SEPTA)|Highland Avenue]])</small><br>← Amtrak services do not stop here
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|'''Inbound'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|←}} Amtrak services do not stop here →<br>{{0|←}} {{rcb|system=SEPTA|line=Wilmington/Newark|inline=yes}} toward [[Temple University station|Temple University]] <small>([[Eddystone station|Eddystone]])</small> →
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|'''Inbound'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|←}} {{rcb|system=SEPTA|line=Wilmington/Newark|inline=yes}} toward [[Temple University station|Temple University]] <small>([[Eddystone station|Eddystone]])</small> →
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-top:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|'''G'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|Street level
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=600|Exit/entrance, station house, and parking
|}

==See also==
*[[New Brunswick station]] - built according to similar blueprints at about the same time

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
{{Commons category-inline|Chester Transportation Center}}
{{Commons category-inline|Chester Transportation Center}}
* {{SEPTA links}}
*[http://www.septa.org/stations/rail/chestertc.html SEPTA – Chester Transportation Center]
*[http://www.west2k.com/papix/chester.jpg Original Chester PRR Station]
* [http://www.west2k.com/papix/chester.jpg Original Chester PRR Station]
* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=39.849492,-75.359456&spn=0.003921,0.013475&z=17&layer=c&cbll=39.849492,-75.359456&panoid=V08H5BcVTuADQAvS2iskpw&cbp=12,257,,0,4.93 Welsh Street entrance from Google Maps Street View]
* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=39.849492,-75.359456&spn=0.003921,0.013475&z=17&layer=c&cbll=39.849492,-75.359456&panoid=V08H5BcVTuADQAvS2iskpw&cbp=12,257,,0,4.93 Welsh Street entrance from Google Maps Street View]
* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=39.849057,-75.360739&spn=0.003921,0.013475&z=17&layer=c&cbll=39.849134,-75.360796&panoid=It5eAKvJ2MVB92ZAke_pwA&cbp=12,41.42,,0,-1.74 Avenue of the States entrance from Google Maps Street View]
* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=39.849057,-75.360739&spn=0.003921,0.013475&z=17&layer=c&cbll=39.849134,-75.360796&panoid=It5eAKvJ2MVB92ZAke_pwA&cbp=12,41.42,,0,-1.74 Avenue of the States entrance from Google Maps Street View]

{{Amtrak Pennsylvania stations}}
{{Amtrak Pennsylvania stations}}
{{SEPTA Regional Rail stations}}{{Chester, Pennsylvania}}
{{SEPTA Regional Rail stations}}
{{Chester, Pennsylvania}}


[[Category:Former Amtrak stations in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Former Amtrak stations in Pennsylvania]]

Latest revision as of 04:01, 30 May 2024

Chester Transportation Center
Chester Transportation Center viewed from the rear of an Amtrak train in January 2016
General information
Location595 Avenue Of The States
Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates39°50′58″N 75°21′36″W / 39.84932°N 75.35988°W / 39.84932; -75.35988
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
Connections
Construction
Bicycle facilities10 rack spaces[1]
AccessibleYes[2]
Other information
Fare zone3[2]
History
Opened1903 (1903)
Electrified1928[3]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Highland Avenue
toward Newark
 Wilmington/​Newark Line Eddystone
toward Temple University
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Wilmington
toward Washington, D.C.
 Chesapeake Philadelphia–30th Street
toward Philadelphia–Suburban
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Lamokin Street
toward Washington, D.C.
 Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Ridley Park
toward Philadelphia
Lamokin Street
toward Wilmington
 Wilmington Line Eddystone
toward Suburban Station
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Lamokin Street
(Closed 2003)
toward Newark
 Wilmington/​Newark Line Eddystone
toward Temple University
Location
Map

The Chester Transportation Center is a SEPTA bus and train station in Chester, Pennsylvania. The outside portion of the ground level serves SEPTA City Transit Division Route 37, and Suburban Transit Division Routes 109, 113, 114, 117, 118, and 119.

Above the building of the transportation center is the train station. The tracks run over the building. The station is served by the Wilmington/Newark Line. The line offers southbound service to Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia.

This station is located at 6th and Welsh Streets.

History

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Chester station was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1903. While in the 1940s Chester was a common intermediate stop for services between New York and Washington, by the 1970s this was reduced to just one daily train; the station was also served by Amtrak's Chesapeake, which stopped both ways between Philadelphia and Washington during its existence from 1978 through 1983.[4][5]

All long-distance services have since stopped calling at Chester. PRR/PC/Conrail local trains to Marcus Hook/Wilmington/Newark continued until SEPTA took them over in 1983.

Station layout

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Chester has two low-level side platforms with walkways connecting passengers to the inner tracks. Amtrak's Northeast Corridor lines bypass the station via the inner tracks.

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  • Stairway to the rail platforms
    Stairway to the rail platforms
  • Tunnel under the tracks
    Tunnel under the tracks
  • Interior of the station
    Interior of the station

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Chester Transportation Center". SEPTA. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Wilmington/Newark Line Timetable" (PDF). SEPTA. April 16, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Electric Trains in Service on Pennsy". The Every Evening. Wilmington, Delaware. October 1, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ April 30, 1978 Amtrak Timetables
  5. ^ 1979 Amtrak Chesapeake timetable Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
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