St. Davids station
SEPTA rail station in Philadelphia
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St. Davids station is a regional rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at the intersection of Chamounix Road & Glynn Lane, Wayne, Pennsylvania.[5] The station and community are named after the nearby historic Episcopal church.
Wayne, Pennsylvania
United States
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The Saint Davids station, facing east, including the tracks and the inbound and outbound platforms | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 53 Chamounix Road Wayne, Pennsylvania United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.0439°N 75.3735°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Amtrak[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Operator | SEPTA | |||||||||||||||||
| Line | Amtrak Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line (Keystone Corridor) | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  SEPTA Suburban Bus: 105 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 107 spaces (57 daily, 50 public daily) | |||||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | 4 racks (14 spaces) | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | |||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1890[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | September 11, 1915[3] | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 242[4] (weekday boardings) | |||||||||||||||||
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Service and facilities
St. Davids is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains. There is no ticket office at this station. There are 107 parking spaces at the station (57 SEPTA spaces, 50 non-SEPTA spaces). There are also 5 bike racks available that can accommodate up to 20 bikes.[6] It is in Radnor Township.[7]
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St. Davids station is 13.7 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. A depot building was built in 1890 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, but was demolished by 1966 and replaced with a smaller structure.[8] In 2017, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 242, and the average total weekday alightings was 278.[4]
As of 2025, there is an ongoing effort to raise funding for a planned restoration of the station shelters to their original 19th-century condition. This restoration includes replacing later woodwork that utilized simple designs not matching original specifications, return of cast-iron Pennsylvania Railroad station signage, and repainting the station shelters to historically accurate colors.[9]
Station layout
St. Davids has two low-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.
Incidents
- On April 5, 1920, eastbound freight train 267 of the Pennsylvania Railroad carrying a load of automobiles, toys, dental equipment, and felt derailed near the station due to a coupling failure on the first car. Over 20 boxcars were wrecked in the incident, though no injuries were reported.[10][11]
- On January 25, 1973, two women were struck and killed by a single-car passenger train while crossing the tracks at the station. A third person was also struck by the train while trying to push one woman from the tracks and survived.[12]
