Villanova station (SEPTA Regional Rail)

Villanova station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station on the campus of Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It is in Radnor Township,^[5] located on North Spring Mill Road (PA 320) near County Line Road and serves most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains.

Location308 North Spring Mill Road
Villanova, Pennsylvania
United States

Coordinates40.0388°N 75.3422°W / 40.0388; -75.3422

Owned byAmtrak^[1]

Operated bySEPTA

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Villanova
General information
Location	308 North Spring Mill Road Villanova, Pennsylvania United States
Coordinates	40.0388°N 75.3422°W / 40.0388; -75.3422
Owned by	Amtrak[1]
Operated by	SEPTA
Line	Amtrak Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line (Keystone Corridor)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 106
Construction
Parking	167 spaces (85 daily, 82 permit)
Bicycle facilities	5 racks (10 spaces)
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1890; 136 years ago (1890)[2]
Electrified	September 11, 1915[3]
Passengers
2017	466 boardings 447 alightings (weekday average)[4]
Rank	55 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Radnor toward Thorndale Paoli/​Thorndale Line Rosemont toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Upton toward Paoli Paoli Line Rosemont toward Suburban Station
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The station building was originally built in 1890 by the Pennsylvania Railroad and is within the campus of Villanova University. The eastbound and westbound platforms are ground-level and are connected by an underground handicap accessible pedestrian tunnel running beneath the tracks (which replaced the old non-handicapped accessible tunnel in 2018^[6]). The station building is also home to a small café called "Rosie's Coffee".^[7] There are 167 parking spaces at the station, including SEPTA permit parking. This station is 12.0 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. In 2017, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 466, and the average total weekday alightings was 447.^[8]