Berwyn station is a

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station in

Berwyn, Pennsylvania Berwyn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The population was 3,775 at the 2020 census. The area is part of the Philadelphia Main Line suburbs. History At times, the village has been called Cocheltown, Reesevi ...

, United States, served by

SEPTA Regional Rail The SEPTA Regional Rail system is a commuter rail network owned by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and serving the Philadelphia Metropolitan area. The system has 13 branches and more than 150 active stations in Philadelp ...

. Located at Cassatt Avenue and Lancaster Pike, it provides service to the western suburbs of

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. Most

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trains run through the station. The station was built in 1884 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, and currently houses The Frame Station Gallery, "a full service gallery and framing design center." The station, platforms, and canopy were recently restored. A bridge over the tracks that formerly carried cars on Cassatt Avenue was converted into a pedestrian-only bridge. The ticket office at this station is open weekdays from 5:45 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. excluding holidays. There are 140 parking spaces including SEPTA permit parking at the station. This station is wheelchair-accessible with short lengths of high-level platforms on both sides of the tracks. The platforms have bridge plates which allow a wheelchair to cross the gap between the platform and the train when it is stopped at the platform. This station is 17.5 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. In 2017, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 363, and the average total weekday alightings was 329.

Station layout

Berwyn has two partially high-level

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s with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

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External links

SEPTA – Berwyn Station

Station House from Google Maps Street View
SEPTA Regional Rail stations Former Pennsylvania Railroad stations Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line Railway stations in Chester County, Pennsylvania Railway stations in the United States opened in 1884 Former Amtrak stations in Pennsylvania {{SEPTA-stub