# Doylestown station

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Railway station in Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Doylestown Doylestown station in October 2017 General information Location 100 South Clinton Avenue (Bridge Street & Clinton Avenue) Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901 Coordinates 40°18′22″N 75°07′49″W / 40.3062°N 75.1304°W / 40.3062; -75.1304 Owned by SEPTA Platforms 1 side platform Tracks 4 Connections SEPTA City Bus: 55 BCT: Doylestown DART Trans-Bridge Lines Greyhound Lines Construction Parking 169 spaces Accessible Yes Other information Fare zone 4 History Opened 1871 Electrified July 26, 1931[1] Passengers 2017 317 boardings 241 alightings (weekday average)[2] Rank 86 of 146 Services Preceding station SEPTA Following station Delaware Valley University toward Penn Medicine Station Lansdale/​Doylestown Line Terminus Former services Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station Farm School toward Lansdale Doylestown Branch Terminus Location

**Doylestown station** is a [SEPTA Regional Rail](/source/SEPTA_Regional_Rail) station in [Doylestown, Pennsylvania](/source/Doylestown%2C_Pennsylvania). It is the last station along [SEPTA](/source/SEPTA)'s [Lansdale/Doylestown Line](/source/Lansdale%2FDoylestown_Line). Located at the intersection of Bridge Street and Clinton Avenue, the station has a 169-space parking lot. It was originally built in 1871 by the [Reading Railroad](/source/Reading_Railroad), as a much more elaborate Victorian structure than the present station. It had a decorative cupola over the ticket window and served as a Reading Railroad office at one point. The former freight house survives to this day. This station is wheelchair accessible.

## Description

Doylestown station consists of a side platform along the tracks. There are five tracks at the station which allow for storage of trains. The station has a [ticket office](/source/Train_ticket) which is open on weekday mornings, as well as an [ATM](/source/Automated_teller_machine). In the past there was a [pizza](/source/Pizza) shop inside the station building. There is also a canopy-type roof over the [platform](/source/Railway_platform) where people board the trains to keep people dry on rainy days. There are 2 bike racks available that can hold up to 15 bicycles. Doylestown has a parking lot with 169 spaces that charges $1 a day.[3]

Train service at Doylestown is provided along the [Lansdale/Doylestown Line](/source/Lansdale%2FDoylestown_Line) of [SEPTA Regional Rail](/source/SEPTA_Regional_Rail), which begins at the station and runs south to [Center City Philadelphia](/source/Center_City_Philadelphia). Doylestown station is located in fare zone 4. Service is provided daily from early morning to late evening. Most Lansdale/Doylestown Line trains continue through the [Center City Commuter Connection](/source/Center_City_Commuter_Connection) tunnel and become [Wilmington/Newark Line](/source/Wilmington%2FNewark_Line) trains on weekdays, providing service to [Wilmington](/source/Wilmington%2C_Delaware) and [Newark](/source/Newark%2C_Delaware), and [Paoli/Thorndale Line](/source/Paoli%2FThorndale_Line) trains on weekends, providing service to [Malvern](/source/Malvern%2C_Pennsylvania) and [Thorndale](/source/Thorndale%2C_Pennsylvania).[4] In [FY](/source/Fiscal_year) 2013, it had a weekday average of 383 boardings and 334 alightings.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Reading Installs Electric Service"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57809734/reading-electric-july-26-1931/). *The Philadelphia Inquirer*. July 26, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved August 22, 2020 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update"](https://planning.septa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FY-2021_Service_Plan_Update.docx). [SEPTA](/source/SEPTA). June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-septadoylestown_3-0)** ["Doylestown Station"](http://septa.org/stations/rail/doylestown.html). SEPTA. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Lansdale/Doylestown Line schedule"](https://s3.amazonaws.com/schedules.septa.org/current/LAN.pdf) (PDF). SEPTA. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["SEPTA (May 2014). *Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan.* p. 61"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142611/http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf) (PDF) on August 12, 2014. (539 KB)

## External links

- Media related to [Doylestown (SEPTA station)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Doylestown_(SEPTA_station)) at Wikimedia Commons

- [SEPTA – Doylestown station](https://www.septa.org/stations/doylestown-station)

- [Original Doyleston Station](http://www.west2k.com/papix/doylestownpandr.jpg)

- [Existing station (2000 Don Dorflinger Photo)](http://www.west2k.com/papix/doylestown.jpg)

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