Devon station is a

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station located in the western suburbs of

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at 98 North Devon Boulevard and Lancaster Avenue in

Devon, Pennsylvania Devon is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Tredyffrin and Easttown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Easttown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,515 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 census. The area ...

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trains. Devon station was originally built by the

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and opened in 1883. The architect, W. Bleddyn Powell, designed the building to match the English aesthetic established by Devon developers Coffin & Altemus, who contributed toward the station's construction. Replacing an older station a short distance to the east built just a year before, the station was positioned to be in alignment with the first Devon Inn built in 1882. The old baggage shelter was demolished in 2004. The station building was repainted in 2005. The ticket office at this station is open weekdays from 5:50 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. excluding holidays. There are 166 parking spaces available for daily parking at the station. This station is 16.4 track miles from

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. In 2017, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 455, and the average total weekday alightings was 364.

Station layout

Devon has two low-level

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s with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

References

External links

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SEPTA – Devon Station

Station House from Google Maps Street View
{{SEPTA Regional Rail stations SEPTA Regional Rail stations Former Pennsylvania Railroad stations Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line Railway stations in Chester County, Pennsylvania Railway stations in the United States opened in 1890