Station Review #38: Doylestown (SEPTA)

Station Sign

Doylestown is a train station located in Doylestown Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Doylestown Station is the secondary terminus for the Lansdale - Doylestown line, and many trains often do not go to this station

History


Station in 1930

This is the first incarnation of Doylestown station, built in 1871 by the North Penn railroad. This is the only surviving North Penn station on the Doylestown Branch, as all the other stations on the Doylestown Branch got rebuilt by the Reading Railroad or SEPTA. Everything except for the cupola is exactly the same. 

Tour and Gallery

Outside of station building 

Doylestown Station is an old and small building off the side of the road. a picture of it is shown above

Trans-Bridge Lines service goes here

Braille plate

Back of the station

Some trains


Bench

Train

Full Station Building

Inside the station building

Inside the station building, things are much more cramped. Instead of a large space, as one would expect, the inside of Doylestown Station is very small. 


Entrance to the second part of the station

Much of the station building is used for a barber's shop. In the past, this used to be office space used by the North Penn Railroad, and in more recent times, a café. 

Map of Doylestown

There are a few things hung on the side wall, including this map of Doylestown


More interesting, however, is this map. This is a map of the Doylestown DART, which loops around Doylestown. Unfortunately, this map has rolled downwards somehow, making it useless. This is very bad, as this is the only map of the bus that is known to exist. 

Bus Connections


Speaking of bus routes, Doylestown Station has a few bus connections:

• Doylestown DART: Loops around Doylestown itself, linking to various points in Doylestown Township as well. 

• SEPTA Route 55: Long haul bus route that goes between Olney Transportation Center and Cross Keys Place via Cheltenham, Abington, Willow Grove, Horsham, and Warrington. The route basically follows State Route 611 between the two points. 

Points of Interest in Doylestown


Lenape Hall

• A lot of stores and restaurants 
• Mercer Museum, a museum of tools and domestic equipment, among other things 
• Michener Art Museum
• Doylestown Community Labyrinth
• Fonthill Castle
• Moravian Pottery and Tile Works Museum
• Bucks County Civil War Library and Museum
• County Theatre

And much more

Statistics


Name: Doylestown 
Agency: SEPTA
Line(s): Lansdale/Doylestown 
Locality: Borough of Doylestown 
City/Township: Borough of Doylestown, PA
County: Bucks
Ridership: 317 Boardings, 241 Alightings, 558 total per average weekday

Accessible: ✓
Bathrooms: ✓
Clean Station: ✓
Connections to other transit routes: ✓
Easy passage for each side: ✓
Fare Payment Kiosks (if applicable): ✓
Indoor Shelters: ✓
Maps: ✓
Multiple entrances/exits: ✓
Adequate Parking: ✓
Seating: ✓
Shelters: ✓
Station In Good Condition: ✓
Ticket Kiosks (if applicable): ×
Ticket Offices: ✓
TOD: ✓
Train Departure/Arrival Info (signs that update/screens): ×
Updated Signage: ✓

Final Verdict: 8/10. It's not perfect but it's pretty good

Directory 

 --------Philadelphia County--------
''''''''Center City Zone''''''''
30th Street
Suburban
Jefferson (Market East)
''''''''Zone 1''''''''
Wayne Junction
Fern Rock Transportation Center
--------Montgomery County--------
''''''''Zone 2''''''''
Melrose Park (Weekends Only)
Elkins Park (Weekends Only)
''''''''Zone 3''''''''
Jenkintown - Wyncote
Glenside
North Hills
Oreland
Fort Washington
Ambler
Pennlyn
Gwynedd Valley 
''''''''Zone 4''''''''
North Wales
Pennbrook
Lansdale
9th Street
Colmar
--------Bucks County--------
Chalfont
New Britain
Doylestown

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