Villanova (SEPTA Regional Rail station)

This article is about the regional railroad station on the SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line. For the station on the SEPTA Norristown High-Speed Line, see Villanova (SEPTA NHSL station).

Villanova
SEPTA regional rail
File:Villanova Station Pennsylvania.jpg
Location	1797 County Line Road and North Spring Mill Road Villanova, PA, 19085
Coordinates
Owned by	Amtrak
Operated by	SEPTA
Line(s)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 105
Construction
Parking	167 spaces (85 daily, 82 permit)
Bicycle facilities	5 racks (10 spaces)
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1890
Electrified	September 11, 1915
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	571 (weekday boardings)
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Radnor toward Thorndale Paoli/Thorndale Line Rosemont toward Temple University

Villanova is a commuter rail station located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at North Spring Mill Road (PA 320) near County Line Road, Villanova, Pennsylvania. It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains.

The station building was originally built in 1890 by the Pennsylvania Railroad and is within the campus of Villanova University. The eastbound and westbound platforms are ground-level and are connected by an underground non-handicapped accessible pedestrian tunnel running beneath the tracks. There is also a small café there called "Rosie's Mug".

The ticket office at this station is open weekdays 5:55 a.m. to 1:20 p.m. excluding holidays. There are 167 parking spaces at the station, including SEPTA permit parking.

This station is 12.0 track miles from Philadelphia's Suburban Station. In 2011, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 571, and the average total weekday alightings was 644.

External links

• SEPTA - Villanova Station
• North Spring Mill Road entrance from Google Maps Street View