Devon station is a commuter rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at 98 North Devon Boulevard and Lancaster Avenue in Devon, Pennsylvania, United States.[4] It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains.

Devon
Devon station
General information
Location1 North Devon Boulevard, Devon, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°02′50″N 75°25′22″W / 40.0472°N 75.4228°W / 40.0472; -75.4228
Owned byAmtrak[1]
Operated bySEPTA
Line(s)Amtrak Keystone Corridor
(Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport SEPTA Suburban Bus: 106
Construction
Parking166 spaces (daily)
Bicycle facilities4 racks (8 spaces)
ArchitectW. Bleddyn Powell
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1883
ElectrifiedSeptember 11, 1915[2]
Passengers
2017455 boardings
364 alightings
(weekday average)[3]
Rank56 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Berwyn
toward Thorndale
Paoli/​Thorndale Line Strafford
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Berwyn
toward Paoli
Paoli Line Strafford
Location
Map

Devon station was originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad and opened in 1883. The architect, W. Bleddyn Powell, designed the building to match the English aesthetic established by Devon developers Coffin & Altemus, who contributed toward the station's construction. Replacing an older station a short distance to the east built just a year before, the station was positioned to be in alignment with the first Devon Inn built in 1882.

The old baggage shelter was demolished in 2004. The station building was repainted in 2005.

The ticket office at this station is open weekdays from 5:50 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. excluding holidays. There are 166 parking spaces available for daily parking at the station.

This station is 16.4 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. In 2017, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 455, and the average total weekday alightings was 364.[5]

Station layout

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Devon has two low-level side platforms with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

References

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  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. ^ Google maps
  5. ^ "Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. pp. 43–46.
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