St. Davids station is a

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station located in the western suburbs of

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at the intersection of Chamounix Road & Glynn Lane,

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. Named for the nearby historic Episcopal church, the station is served by most

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trains. There is no ticket office at this station. There are 107 parking spaces at the station (57 SEPTA spaces, 50 non-SEPTA spaces). There are also 5 bike racks available that can accommodate up to 20 bikes. It is in Radnor Township. St. Davids station is 13.7 track miles from

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, and was originally built in 1890 by the

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. The station depot was demolished in 1966 and replaced with the existing structure. In 2017, the average total weekday boardings at this station was 242, and the average total weekday alightings was 278. There is currently an ongoing effort to raise funding for a planned restoration of the station shelters to their original 19th-century condition. This restoration includes replacing later woodwork that utilized simple designs not matching original specifications, return of cast-iron

station signage, and repainting the station shelters to historically accurate colors.

Station layout

St. Davids has two low-level

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s with pathways connecting the platforms to the inner tracks.

References

External links

SEPTA - Saint Davids Station

Chamounix Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
{{Radnor Township, Pennsylvania SEPTA Regional Rail stations Former Pennsylvania Railroad stations Stations on the Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania Railway stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Railway stations in the United States opened in 1890