Bryn Mawr station is a

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station in

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Bryn Mawr, pronounced , from Welsh language, Welsh for big hill, is a census-designated place (CDP) located across three townships: Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, Radnor Township and Haverford Township, Pennsylvania, Haverford Township in Delaw ...

. It is located in the western suburbs of

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at Morris and Bryn Mawr Avenues. It is served by most

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trains with the exception of a few "limited" and express trains. The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 6:05 a.m. to 6:05 p.m. excluding holidays. There are 254 parking spaces at the station. This station is in fare zone 3 and is 10.1 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2017, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 937 and the average total weekday alightings was 930.

History

The original station was designed by Joseph M. Wilson and built in 1869 by the Pennsylvania Railroad. It was demolished in 1963, and replaced by a mid-20th Century mock-colonial style structure. The former freight house on the south side of the tracks, which dates back to 1870, is currently a local restaurant. The interlocking tower was placed in service on August 11, 1895 but suffered a fire in 1994 and its duties were transferred to Paoli Tower. The original substation constructed by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1913–1915 at the station was part of a project to electrify the line between Broad Street Station in Philadelphia and Paoli Station and was the first catenary electrification project done by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The substation has since been relegated to switching duties. It was proposed in 2013 that this substation be replaced as part of a larger project, but that was rejected by local government. A train crash occurred at the station on May 18, 1951 injuring 63 and killing 8. There is also an interlocking tower and an interlocking at this station.

Station layout

Bryn Mawr has two low-level

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s with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks. It also contains a tunnel below the tracks connecting the two platforms.

Image gallery

File:Bryn Mawr Station.jpg, The original Gothic revival station, circa 1870, demolished in 1963. File:Bryn Mawr, by Purviance, W. T. (William T.).jpg, Stereoscopic view from the 1870s. Robert N. Dennis Collection, New York Public Library. Image:Bryn Mawr Station 1875.JPG, Bryn Mawr station as it appeared circa 1875. File:Bryn Mawr Station 2011.jpg, Panoramic view of Bryn Mawr station looking east with 1895 Interlocking Control Tower as Amtrak's daily westbound run of its New York to Pittsburgh '' Pennsylvanian'' passes on Track 3. File:BRYN MAWR-substation.jpg, Old substation built for the 1915 electrification project at

. Outdoor yard is an addition.

References

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