# Cheyney station

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Train station in Pennsylvania, US

Cheyney Cheyney station depot, circa 2010; SEPTA signage hangs from canopy. General information Location 119 Station Road, Thornbury Township, Pennsylvania 19319 Coordinates 39°55′51″N 75°31′07″W / 39.9307°N 75.5187°W / 39.9307; -75.5187 System West Chester Railroad tourist railroad station Owned by West Chester Railroad Lines Pennsylvania Railroad, SEPTA R3 West Chester Line Platforms 1 side platform Tracks 1 Construction Structure type Wooden frame structure Parking yes History Opened 1997 (as heritage railway) Closed September 19, 1986[1] Rebuilt 1900 Electrified December 2, 1928[2] Services Preceding station West Chester Railroad Following station Westtown toward West Chester Main Line Locksley toward Glen Mills Former services Preceding station SEPTA Following station Westtown toward West Chester West Chester Line Glen Mills toward Suburban Station Locksley (closed 1981) toward Suburban Station Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Westtown toward West Chester West Chester Line Locksley toward Suburban Station Location

**Cheyney station** is a train station in [Thornbury Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania](/source/Thornbury_Township%2C_Delaware_County%2C_Pennsylvania). It currently serves as a stop on the [West Chester Railroad](/source/West_Chester_Railroad) [tourist railroad](/source/Tourist_railroad) line, and previously served as a station for the [Pennsylvania Railroad](/source/Pennsylvania_Railroad) and [SEPTA](/source/SEPTA).

## History

Originally called Cheyney's Shops station, the station was originally located in a brick structure (now a private residence) that still stands on Station Road just east of Cheyney Road. The current station building is home to the Cheyney Post Office. The original "Cheyney's Shops" dated from the late 18th century and were located on the north west and north east corners of the intersection of Creek and Cheyney Roads. The original Cheyney Post Office was located there.

William Cheyney was the first postmaster in 1835. When the railroad came through Cheyney, the post office was moved to Station Road. There are old maps that show "Cheyney" to be located at the intersection of Creek and Cheyney Roads. All the newer maps show the location of "Cheyney" to be on Station Road.

The last remaining portion of the Cheyney's Shops are on the north east corner of Creek and Cheyney Roads. Cheyney University tore down all the original buildings located on the north west corner in the late 1960s or early 1970s. This group of buildings consisted of a Hotel, General Store/Post Office and Blacksmiths shop as well as a large bank barn. A stone Wheelwrights shop and two other related original buildings are located on the opposite corner and still survive today.

The current station was built in 1900 by the [Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad](/source/Philadelphia%2C_Wilmington_and_Baltimore_Railroad).[3] It was managed by the [Pennsylvania Railroad](/source/Pennsylvania_Railroad) after the companies merged, and was later taken over by [SEPTA](/source/SEPTA) for [SEPTA Regional Rail](/source/SEPTA_Regional_Rail)'s [R3 West Chester Line](/source/Media%2FWawa_Line). SEPTA discontinued regular passenger service in September 1986, due to deteriorating track conditions and Chester County's desire to expand facilities at [Exton station](/source/Exton_station_(Pennsylvania)) on the [Paoli/Thorndale Line](/source/Paoli%2FThorndale_Line). Service was restored by the [West Chester Railroad](/source/West_Chester_Railroad) in 1997, a privately owned and operated [heritage railway](/source/Heritage_railway) that operates between [Glen Mills](/source/Glen_Mills%2C_Pennsylvania) and [West Chester](/source/West_Chester%2C_Pennsylvania) on weekends.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-westchester_1-0)** ["The Potential of Rail Service to West Chester Borough"](http://www.west-chester.com/DocumentCenter/View/2333). Borough of West Chester. p. 24. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Electric Trains to Start Sunday"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57805563/wc-electric-november-30-1928/). *The Chester Times*. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** West, Dan (2016). ["Delaware County: Existing Stations"](http://www.west2k.com/pastations/delawarepa.shtml). www.west2k.com. Retrieved June 22, 2016

## External links

- [West Chester Railroad's official website](http://www.westchesterrr.net/)

- [Existing Railroad Stations in Delaware County, Pennsylvania](http://www.west2k.com/pastations/delawarepa.shtml)

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