Wayne station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia in Wayne , Delaware County, Pennsylvania . It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains. It is in Radnor Township .
7-585: Wayne has two partially high-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks. The Wayne station was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1882 to 1884, on a design by Washington Bleddyn Powell. The original builder was William H. Bilyeu. It consists of two Victorian buildings flanking the rail lines and connected by a tunnel. The station building was restored from 1998 to 2010 with significant local community support and funding. The year after this restoration project began,
14-403: A marginal platform or a single-face platform ) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop , or transitway . A station having dual side platforms, one for each direction of travel, is the basic design used for double-track railway lines (as opposed to, for instance, the island platform where a single platform lies between
21-423: A single side platform can be served by multiple vehicles simultaneously with a scissors crossing provided to allow access mid-way along its length. Larger stations may have two side platforms with several island platforms in between. Some are in a Spanish solution format, with two side platforms and an island platform in between, serving two tracks. In some situations, a single side platform may be in use with
28-424: Is usually sufficient for a single-track line. Where the station is close to a level crossing (grade crossing) the platforms may either be on the same side of the crossing road or alternatively may be staggered in one of two ways. With the 'near-side platforms' configuration, each platform appears before the intersection and with 'far-side platforms' they are positioned after the intersection. In some situations,
35-459: The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The restoration included repair or replacement of the chimney, masonry, windows, doors, and the retaining wall. SEPTA began a $ 22.7 million second phase of improvements that replaced the roof, repaired masonry and structural members, and made other upgrades to the station building. The outbound shelter, dating from about 1890,
42-421: The tracks). Side platforms may result in a wider overall footprint for the station compared with an island platform where a single width of platform can be shared by riders using either track. In some stations, the two side platforms are connected by a footbridge or tunnel to allow safe access to the alternate platform. While a pair of side platforms is often provided on a dual-track line, a single side platform
49-541: Was rebuilt, mostly with new materials. Also installed were accessible -mandated improvements including new high-level platforms, stairs and ramps to the platforms, building modifications, lighting, handrails, and signage. The new platforms, on both the inbound and outbound sides east of the station building, meant that trains no longer stop in front of the station itself, except in special cases. [REDACTED] Media related to Wayne (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons Side platform A side platform (also known as
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