• Source: West Chester station (West Chester Railroad)

The West chester" target="_blank">Chester station, formerly the Market Street Station, is an American train station that is located on Market Street in West chester" target="_blank">Chester, Pennsylvania. It currently serves as a stop on the West chester" target="_blank">Chester Railroad heritage railroad. The location was previously used as a stop on the Pennsylvania Railroad's (PRR) West chester" target="_blank">Chester Branch, and later became a part of SEPTA's R3 West chester" target="_blank">Chester Line.
SEPTA discontinued regular passenger service here in September 1986, due to deteriorating track conditions, chester" target="_blank">Chester County's desire to expand facilities at Exton station on SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale Line, and the existence of faster and more frequent bus service on SEPTA Route 104 along West chester" target="_blank">Chester Pike to 69th Street Terminal.
Heritage service was restored in 1997 by the West chester" target="_blank">Chester Railroad, a privately owned and operated tourist railroad that operates between Glen Mills and West chester" target="_blank">Chester.




Station history



The West chester" target="_blank">Chester & Philadelphia Railroad opened Market Street station in 1875. It was rebuilt following a major fire in 1885. Demolition of the main station building occurred in 1968.
SEPTA later used the stop for the R3 West chester" target="_blank">Chester Line. In 1986, SEPTA discontinued service due to deteriorating track conditions, the expansion of Exton station, and the improvement of bus service on SEPTA Route 104. The frame building erected in place of the older station was closed and razed.
In 1997, the West chester" target="_blank">Chester Railroad (WCRR) constructed a new station for its heritage line running to Glen Mills. Except for the concrete platform, nothing remains of the former station; however, the foundation outline from the former building is visible. WCRR erected a one-room station on site that serves as a ticket office and gift shop.




Service restoration efforts


In 2014, the chester" target="_blank">Chester County Planning Commission's long-term public transportation plan envisioned the return of SEPTA service to West chester" target="_blank">Chester. In 2018 a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation report estimated rebuilding to cost $380M USD. In July 2022 the West chester" target="_blank">Chester Borough Council formed a Rail Service Restoration Committee to explore the use of battery-operated rail cars as a lower cost alternative to a full rebuilding of an electrified line.




References






Further reading


Advisory Ad Hoc Committee to Reestablish Rail Service to West chester" target="_blank">Chester (September 22, 2015). "The Potential of Rail Service to West chester" target="_blank">Chester Borough". Archived from the original on 2016-06-20.




External links



Rail Service Restoration Committee | Borough of West chester" target="_blank">Chester, Pennsylvania

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