Doylestown Station
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.
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 Wilmington/Newark Line trains on weekdays, providing service to Wilmington and Newark, and Paoli/Thorndale Line trains on weekends, providing service to Malvern and Thorndale. In FY 2013, it had a weekday average of 383 boardings and 334 alightings.
References
- ^ "Reading Installs Electric Service". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "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
- Media related to Doylestown (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- SEPTA – Doylestown station
- Original Doyleston Station
- Existing station (2000 Don Dorflinger Photo)