Wynnewood station
Rail station in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
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Wynnewood station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. It is located at Wynnewood and Penn Roads in Philadelphia's western suburbs, and is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains with the exception of several express runs.
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
United States
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| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | 67 East Wynnewood Road Wynnewood, Pennsylvania United States | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40.0027°N 75.2731°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 | 239 spaces (117 daily, 122 permit) | ||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | 4 racks (8 spaces) | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1870 | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | September 11, 1915[2] | ||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 765 boardings 561 alightings (weekday average)[3] | ||||||||||||
| Rank | 28 of 146 | ||||||||||||
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The station was built in 1870 by the Wilson Brothers architectural firm for the Pennsylvania Railroad,[4] and is one of the historic station buildings on the line built before 1930.
The station offers a small retail space, which is currently unused. The space was formerly occupied by Main Line Baking Company (2010–2016), Pup's Cafe (2009), Quaker Coffee (2005–2008), and Irish Bake Shoppe (1999–2005). The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (excluding holidays). There are 239 daily and permit parking spaces at the station. This station is 7.4 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2017, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 765, and the average total weekday alightings was 561.[5]
Restoration and beautification
The Wynnewood Civic Association is a non-profit group of volunteers that maintains the landscaping and actively works to preserve and beautify the historic landmark.
In popular culture
The train station scene from the 1962 film David and Lisa was filmed at this station.[6]
Station layout
Wynnewood has two low-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.
