Ardmore station (Pennsylvania)
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Ardmore station is a train station in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, located on the Pennsylvania Main Line. The station serves several Amtrak Keystone Service trains daily, as well as all SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line local regional rail trains. The station is 8.5 miles (13.7 km) from Suburban Station in Center City Philadelphia, and travel time to Suburban Station is 22 minutes on SEPTA local trains.
Ardmore, PA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 39 Station Avenue Ardmore, Pennsylvania United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.0083°N 75.2903°W / 40.0083; -75.2903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Amtrak[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Amtrak Keystone Corridor (Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 196 spaces (109 permit, 87 public daily) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 3 racks (12 spaces) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: ARD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 2 (SEPTA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1870[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | September 11, 1915[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY 2022 | 38,570 annually[4] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 821 boardings, 749 alightings (weekday average)[5] (SEPTA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 22 of 146 (SEPTA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station is situated in the Suburban Square shopping area amidst a large residential population and sees its fair share of reverse commuters.
In 2017, the average total weekday SEPTA boardings at this station was 821, and the average total weekday SEPTA alightings was 749.[6]