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Station Review #116: Daylesford (SEPTA)

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Daylesford is a station on SEPTA's Paoli-Thorndale Line. The station is located at Lancaster Pike and Glenn Avenue in Daylesford, PA. Daylesford is a small village mainly located within Tredyffrin Township, with its southwestern corner in Easttown township, with it's center being near the train station itself.  Daylesford station is the least used station along the Paoli-Thorndale Line History The Daylesford Station that's here now is a far different Daylesford station than the one that was originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1890 as a quick infill. It was named by a man named Richerd Graham , a resident of what used to be the old Blue Ball inn, which was right next to the station. When looking for a station name, he suggested Daylesford, because Graham was interested in Warren Hastings, who had his family estate in Daylesford, UK  Very little else is known about this station. Frankly, looking  at a picture of the old station, this sho...

Station Review #17: Thorndale (SEPTA)

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Thorndale is a station on SEPTA's Paoli/Thorndale line, in fact it's the western terminus. The station is located along US-30 in the village of Thorndale, itself in Caln Township, PA.  Tour Train at Thorndale Thorndale station is on a hill, meaning that there are stairs and a ramp to it, shown below.  Both sides look about the same, they both have a ramp, and stairs and both have the same exact station shelters. Side of one of the station buildings On the inside of each shelter, there are three benches, and not much else.  Outside the shelters, there are also benches, as shown below Behind that, there is a giant parking sea for the station. I doubt you need this much parking for a station as small as this in a town as small as Thorndale. Why is there this much parking? This amount is expected for a large plaza, not for a train station!  Seriously? Gallery  ...