| Wynnewood SEPTA regional rail |
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| Coordinates | 40°00′10″N 75°16′23″W / 40.0027°N 75.2731°WCoordinates: 40°00′10″N 75°16′23″W / 40.0027°N 75.2731°W | ||||||||||
| Lines | R5 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1870 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1915 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||
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Wynnewood Station is an above-ground commuter rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at Wynnewood & Penn Roads, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, 19096 [1]. It is served by most R5 Paoli-Thorndale trains with the exception of a few express runs.
The station was built in 1870 by the Wilson Brothers architectural firm for the Pennsylvania Railroad,[2] and is one of the historic station buildings on this line built before 1930.
The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 6:10 a.m. to 1:35 p.m. excluding holidays. There are 116 parking spaces at the station. This station is 7.4 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2003, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 659. The station now also houses a coffee shop named Quaker Coffee.
Barack Obama held a rally at the station, drawing a crowd of 6,500 on April 19, 2008 several days before the Democratic Primary in Pennsylvania.[3]
References
- ^ Wynnewood on Google Maps
- ^ Existing Stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- ^ The Obama Whistlestop Tour, by Larry Eichel; April 19, 2008 (Philly.com)
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