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{{about|the SEPTA Regional Rail station|the SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line station|Radnor station (NHSL)}}
{{about|the SEPTA Regional Rail station|the SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line station|Radnor station (NHSL)}}
{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name=Radnor
| name = Radnor
| style=SEPTA | style2=SEPTA Regional Rail
| style = SEPTA
| style2 = SEPTA Regional Rail
| symbol_location=septa
| symbol_location = septa
| symbol=septa
| symbol = septa
| image=Radnor Station Pennsylvania.jpg
| image = Radnor Station Pennsylvania.jpg
| image_caption=
| image_caption = Radnor station in July 2005
| address=291 King of Prussia Road<br>and Radnor Chester Road<br>[[Wayne, PA]] 19087
| address = 291 King of Prussia Road, [[Radnor, Pennsylvania]]
| coordinates={{coord|40.0449|-75.3595|type:railwaystation_region:US-PA|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|40.0449|-75.3595|type:railwaystation_region:US-PA|display=inline,title}}
| line=[[Keystone Corridor]] ([[Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line|Main Line]])<br>{{rail color box|system=SEPTA|line=Paoli/Thorndale}}
| line = Amtrak [[Keystone Corridor]]<br/>([[Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line]])
| other= {{bus icon|12px}} '''[[SEPTA Suburban Bus]]''': {{SEPTA bus link|106}}
| other = {{bus icon|12px}} [[SEPTA Suburban Bus]]: {{SEPTA bus link|106}}
| structure=
| structure =
| platform=2 [[side platform]]s
| platform = 2 [[side platform]]s
| levels=
| levels =
| tracks=4
| tracks = 4
| parking=220 spaces (95 daily, 46 permit, 79 municipal meters)
| parking = 220 spaces (95 daily, 46 permit, 79 municipal meters)
| bicycle=2 racks (4 spaces)
| bicycle = 2 racks (4 spaces)
| passengers=487<ref name=passenger>{{cite web|url=http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp11.pdf|title=Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Service Plan|publisher=SEPTA|format=PDF|pages=71–72|accessdate=12 January 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211121052/http://septa.org/reports/pdf/asp11.pdf|archivedate=11 February 2013|df=}}</ref>
| passengers = 586 boardings<br/>749 alightings<br/>(weekday average)<ref>{{cite web | title=Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update| publisher=[[SEPTA]] | date=June 2020 | url=https://planning.septa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FY-2021_Service_Plan_Update.docx | page=24 | access-date=March 11, 2022}}</ref>
| pass_year=2011
| pass_year = 2017
| pass_percent=
| pass_percent =
| pass_system=weekday boardings
| pass_system =
| opened=1872
| opened = 1872
| closed=
| closed =
| rebuilt=1999–2002
| rebuilt = 1999–2002
| electrified=September 11, 1915<ref>{{cite journal | title=A Century of Catenary | author=Tatnall, Frank | journal=Classic Trains | date=Fall 2015 | volume=16 | issue=3 | pages=26}}</ref>
| electrified = September&nbsp;11, 1915<ref>{{cite news |title=Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57807526/paoli-electric-september-12-1915/ |accessdate=August 22, 2020 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=September 12, 1915 |page=4|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref>
| ADA=yes
| accessible = yes
| code=
| code =
| owned=[[Amtrak]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/RRDev/key_vol_1.pdf |title=Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor |publisher=Federal Railroad Administration |format=PDF |accessdate=9 January 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521112835/http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/RRDev/key_vol_1.pdf |archivedate=May 21, 2011 }}</ref>
| owned = [[Amtrak]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/RRDev/key_vol_1.pdf |title=Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor |publisher=Federal Railroad Administration |accessdate=9 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521112835/http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/RRDev/key_vol_1.pdf |archivedate=May 21, 2011 }}</ref>
| operator=[[SEPTA]]
| operator = [[SEPTA]]
| zone=3
| zone = 3
| former=
| former =
| pass_rank = 41 of 146
| services= {{Adjacent stations|system=SEPTA|line=Paoli/Thorndale|left=St. Davids|right=Villanova}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=SEPTA|line=Paoli/Thorndale|left=St. Davids|right=Villanova}}
| other_services_collapsible=yes
| other_services_collapsible = yes
| other_services_header=Former services
| other_services_header = Former services
| other_services= {{Adjacent stations|system1=Pennsylvania Railroad
| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Amtrak
⚫
|line1=main|left1=St. Davids|right1=Upton
|line=Keystone Service|left=Wayne|right=Bryn Mawr|note-mid=Until 1983<!-- at Radnor -->|to-right=Suburban Station
|line2=Paoli Line|left2=St. Davids|right2=Upton
|system2=Pennsylvania Railroad
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|line3=Paoli Line|left3=St. Davids|right3=Upton
}}
}}
| mpassengers=
| mpassengers =
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail |marker-color=#{{rcr|SEPTA|Paoli/Thorndale}} |zoom=14 }}
}}
}}
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'''Radnor station''' is a [[SEPTA Regional Rail]] station in [[Radnor, Pennsylvania]]. It is served by most [[Paoli/Thorndale Line]] trains.


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'''Radnor station''' is a [[SEPTA Regional Rail]] station in [[Radnor, Pennsylvania]]. It is served by most [[Paoli/Thorndale Line]] trains. Radnor has two low-level [[side platform]]s with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.
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The Radnor station was originally built in 1872, according to the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings project. It was a replacement for the former Morgan's Corner Station built by the [[Main Line of Public Works|Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad]].<ref>[http://www.west2k.com/papix/radnorold.jpg Morgan's Corner P&C RR station, 1856 (Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania)]</ref> The station was designed by Joseph M. Wilson and Frederick G. Thorn, both later of [[Wilson Brothers & Company]], architects. Radnor's design was a brick variant of Wynnewood Station, with a two-story agent's residence addition. A nearly identical version of Radnor Station was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Hawkins, just east of Pittsburgh.<ref>Wilson Brothers & Co., "Catalogue of Work Executed," 1885.</ref>


==History==
After electrification, in 1917 a synchronous compensator for delivering reactive power was installed (see [[Amtrak's 25 Hz traction power system]]). This device was later removed.
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The Radnor station was originally built in 1872.<ref>{{Philadelphia Architects and Buildings |pj=418240 |Radnor Station}}</ref> It was a replacement for the former Morgan's Corner Station built by the [[Main Line of Public Works|Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad]].<ref>[http://www.west2k.com/papix/radnorold.jpg Morgan's Corner P&C RR station, 1856 (Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania)]</ref> The station was designed by Joseph M. Wilson and Frederick G. Thorn, both later of [[Wilson Brothers & Company]], architects. Radnor's design was a brick variant of Wynnewood station, with a two-story agent's residence addition. A nearly identical version of Radnor Station was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Hawkins, just east of Pittsburgh.<ref>Wilson Brothers & Co., "Catalogue of Work Executed," 1885.</ref>


Between 1999 and 2002, SEPTA restored and renovated the historic station building. The station building was restored, its historic eastbound shelter replaced with a modern structure, and new platforms, ramps, lighting, and signage were installed.
After electrification, in 1917 a synchronous compensator for delivering reactive power was installed (see [[Amtrak's 25 Hz traction power system]]). This device was later removed. Between 1999 and 2002, SEPTA restored and renovated the historic station building. The station building was restored, its historic eastbound shelter replaced with a modern structure, and new platforms, ramps, lighting, and signage were installed.

The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 5:55&nbsp;a.m. to 1:25&nbsp;p.m. excluding holidays. There are 220 parking spaces at the station. This station is 13.0 track miles (21&nbsp;km) from [[Philadelphia]]'s [[Suburban Station]]. In 2011, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 487, and the average total weekday alightings was 623.<ref name=passenger/>

==Station layout==
Radnor has two low-level [[side platform]]s with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

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|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>
|-
|Track <span style="color:#{{SEPTA color|Paoli/Thorndale}}">'''4'''</span>
|← [[Paoli/Thorndale Line|<span style="color:#{{SEPTA color|Paoli/Thorndale}}">'''Paoli/Thorndale Line'''</span>]] toward [[Paoli station|Paoli]], [[Malvern station (SEPTA)|Malvern]] or [[Thorndale station (SEPTA)|Thorndale]] <small>([[St. Davids station|St. Davids]])</small><br>← [[Keystone Corridor|<span style="color:#{{Amtrak color}}">'''Keystone Corridor'''</span>]] services do not stop here
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|Track <span style="color:#{{SEPTA color|Paoli/Thorndale}}">'''3'''</span>
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|← [[Paoli/Thorndale Line|<span style="color:#{{SEPTA color|Paoli/Thorndale}}">'''Paoli/Thorndale Line'''</span>]] toward [[Paoli station|Paoli]], [[Malvern station (SEPTA)|Malvern]] or [[Thorndale station (SEPTA)|Thorndale]] <small>([[St. Davids station|St. Davids]])</small><br>← [[Keystone Corridor|<span style="color:#{{Amtrak color}}">'''Keystone Corridor'''</span>]] services do not stop here
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|Track <span style="color:#{{SEPTA color|Paoli/Thorndale}}">'''2'''</span>
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|←}} [[Keystone Corridor|<span style="color:#{{Amtrak color}}">'''Keystone Corridor'''</span>]] services do not stop here →<br>{{0|←}} [[Paoli/Thorndale Line|<span style="color:#{{SEPTA color|Paoli/Thorndale}}">'''Paoli/Thorndale Line'''</span>]] toward [[Suburban Station]] or [[Temple University station|Temple University]] <small>([[Villanova station (SEPTA Regional Rail)|Villanova]])</small> →
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|Track <span style="color:#{{SEPTA color|Paoli/Thorndale}}">'''1'''</span>
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|←}} [[Keystone Corridor|<span style="color:#{{Amtrak color}}">'''Keystone Corridor'''</span>]] services do not stop here →<br>{{0|←}} [[Paoli/Thorndale Line|<span style="color:#{{SEPTA color|Paoli/Thorndale}}">'''Paoli/Thorndale Line'''</span>]] toward [[Suburban Station]] or [[Temple University station|Temple University]] <small>([[Villanova station (SEPTA Regional Rail)|Villanova]])</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;"|'''G'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=100|Street level
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=550|Exit/entrance, station house, parking
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{SEPTA links}}
*[http://www.septa.org/stations/rail/radnor.html SEPTA - Radnor Station]
*[https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.044594,-75.360053&spn=0.00391,0.013679&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.044516,-75.359992&panoid=-f9iC56BNhVonrrZ3sT8_g&cbp=12,66.6,,0,-3.12 Station from Google Maps Street View]
*[https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=40.044594,-75.360053&spn=0.00391,0.013679&z=17&layer=c&cbll=40.044516,-75.359992&panoid=-f9iC56BNhVonrrZ3sT8_g&cbp=12,66.6,,0,-3.12 Station from Google Maps Street View]

{{SEPTA Regional Rail stations}}
{{Amtrak Pennsylvania stations}}
{{Radnor Township, Pennsylvania}}


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Latest revision as of 03:38, 30 May 2024

This article is about the SEPTA Regional Rail station. For the SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line station, see Radnor station (NHSL).
Radnor
Radnor station in July 2005
General information
Location291 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°02′42″N 75°21′34″W / 40.0449°N 75.3595°W / 40.0449; -75.3595
Owned byAmtrak[1]
Operated bySEPTA
Line(s)Amtrak Keystone Corridor
(Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport SEPTA Suburban Bus: 106
Construction
Parking220 spaces (95 daily, 46 permit, 79 municipal meters)
Bicycle facilities2 racks (4 spaces)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1872
Rebuilt1999–2002
ElectrifiedSeptember 11, 1915[2]
Passengers
2017586 boardings
749 alightings
(weekday average)[3]
Rank41 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
St. Davids
toward Thorndale
 Paoli/​Thorndale Line Villanova
toward Temple University
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Wayne
toward Harrisburg
 Keystone Service
Until 1983
 Bryn Mawr
toward Philadelphia–Suburban
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
St. Davids
toward Paoli
 Paoli Line Upton
toward Suburban Station
Location
Map

Radnor station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Radnor, Pennsylvania. It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains. Radnor has two low-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

History

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The Radnor station was originally built in 1872.[4] It was a replacement for the former Morgan's Corner Station built by the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad.[5] The station was designed by Joseph M. Wilson and Frederick G. Thorn, both later of Wilson Brothers & Company, architects. Radnor's design was a brick variant of Wynnewood station, with a two-story agent's residence addition. A nearly identical version of Radnor Station was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Hawkins, just east of Pittsburgh.[6]

After electrification, in 1917 a synchronous compensator for delivering reactive power was installed (see Amtrak's 25 Hz traction power system). This device was later removed. Between 1999 and 2002, SEPTA restored and renovated the historic station building. The station building was restored, its historic eastbound shelter replaced with a modern structure, and new platforms, ramps, lighting, and signage were installed.

References

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  1. ^ "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R." The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Radnor Station data from the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings (PAB) project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia
  5. ^ Morgan's Corner P&C RR station, 1856 (Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania)
  6. ^ Wilson Brothers & Co., "Catalogue of Work Executed," 1885.
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