Wynnewood station

This article is about the SEPTA Regional Rail station. For the SEPTA Norristown High Speed Line station, see Wynnewood Road station.

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
Station in 2005
General information
Location	67 East Wynnewood Road, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.0027°N 75.2731°W / 40.0027; -75.2731
Owned by	Amtrak[1]
Operated by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Amtrak Keystone Corridor (Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 105
Construction
Parking	239 spaces (117 daily, 122 permit)
Bicycle facilities	4 racks (8 spaces)
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1870
Electrified	September 11, 1915[2]
Passengers
2017	765 boardings 561 alightings (weekday average)[3]
Rank	28 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Ardmore toward Thorndale Paoli/​Thorndale Line Narberth toward Temple University
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Ardmore toward Paoli Paoli Line Narberth toward Suburban Station
Location

Street-facing side of the station building, photographed in 2018

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.

References

1. "Transportation Planning for the Philadelphia–Harrisburg "Keystone" Railroad Corridor" (PDF). Federal Railroad Administration. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
2. "Electric Service Begins on the P.R.R." The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
4. Existing Stations in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
5. "Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. p. 43-46.
6. "From Wynnewood to Hollywood: Lower Merion in Film," by Amanda Mahnke (Ardmore-Merion-Wynnewood Patch)

External links

Media related to Wynnewood station at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA – Wynnewood station
• Penn Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Station House from Google Maps Street View