Station Review #120: Wayne (SEPTA)


Wayne is a station on SEPTA's Paoli-Thorndale line. The station is located at Station Road and Wayne Avenue in Wayne, PA. Wayne is a village located within Radnor Township, along Lancaster Avenue. Many people unfamiliar with the area tend to get Wayne and Wayne Junction stations mixed up. These are two different stations, though it is possible to get a one seat ride between both some times of the day. 

Tour

Comet car #2401, part of a Bomber train
 
Wayne is fully accessible, one of the best stations on the Paoli-Thorndale line for this reason alone.  

Outbound platform

Original platforms
 
Wayne is one of those stations where it clearly was rebuilt, but the old station was historically significant enough to the town, so it remained. 

Canopy

Old outbound platform next to the new one
 
This two platform design is cool because it gives two extra emergency platforms, essentially. 

Old Pennsylvania Railroad sign


Old outbound shelter

The station house itself
 
Wayne's station house is currently on the National Register of Historic Places. It's the original station house built by the Pennsylvania Railroad.  

Inbound platform shelter

Bench

Tunnel between the platforms

The fact that this tunnel is fully accessible is an absolute rarity. For once, one of these tunnels also doesn't look incredibly dingy! 

Seating
 
At some point, Wayne's station building was turned into a restaurant. 

Stairs to the tunnel

Parking

Passage between the tunnel, ramp, and street

Passage along Wayne Avenue under the bridge
 
 I guess this exists as an alternate route between the platforms? 

Old bench
 
Both sides seem to have some sort of little garden near the ramps to the platform.  

Ramp, and more parking in the back

Bus Connections

 
Wayne has one bus connection:
 
  • 106 - Paoli to 69th St Transit Center: This bus is essentially a local bus that goes along Lancaster Pike through most of the Main Line towns, giving them local bus service. In Ardmore, the bus goes onto Argyle road and then Haverford Road in Wynnewood. Basically every station between Ardmore and Paoli connects to this bus. 
There should definitely be more bus connections at Wayne, or at least at one of the stations nearby it. 

Points of Interest near Wayne Station


Wayne is the only Main Line town in Delaware County that actually has a downtown of any significance. There are a lot of fancy shops and housing near the station itself. 

Statistics

 
Name: Wayne
Agency: SEPTA
Line(s): Paoli-Thorndale
Locality: Wayne
Municipality: Radnor Township
County: Delaware
State: Pennsylvania
Ridership: 1097 per average weekday (2017)

Amenity Checklist


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

Final Verdict: 9.5/10. The only two main issues I can think of here is SEPTA's trademark lack of TVMs in most regional rail stations and subpar bus connections from here. 
 

Station Directory

--------Philadelphia County--------
''''''''Center City Zone''''''''
Jefferson (Market East)
Suburban
30th Street
''''''''Zone 2''''''''
--------Montgomery County--------
Merion
Narberth
Wynnewood
Ardmore
Haverford
''''''''Zone 3''''''''
Bryn Mawr
--------Delaware County--------
Villanova
Radnor
Wayne
--------Chester County--------
Stratford
Devon
Berwyn
''''''''Zone 4''''''''
Paoli
Malvern
Exton
Whitford
Downingtown


 

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