Chester Transportation Center

Chester Transportation Center SEPTA regional rail
Chester Station from the bus driveway between Welsh Street and the Avenue of the States.
Station statistics
Address	6th & Welsh Streets Chester, PA 19013
Coordinates	39°50′58″N 75°21′36″W / 39.84932°N 75.35988°W / 39.84932; -75.35988Coordinates: 39°50′58″N 75°21′36″W / 39.84932°N 75.35988°W / 39.84932; -75.35988
Lines	Wilmington/Newark Line
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 37 SEPTA Suburban Bus: 109, 113, 114, 117, 118, 119
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Parking	Yes
Other information
Opened	1903
Owned by	SEPTA
Fare zone	3
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Highland Avenue toward Newark Wilmington/Newark Line Eddystone toward Temple University Lamokin Street (Closed 2003) toward Newark

The Chester Transportation Center is a SEPTA bus and train station in Chester, Pennsylvania. The outside portion of the ground level serves SEPTA City Transit Division Route 37, and Suburban Transit Division Routes 109, 113, 114, 117, 118, and 119.

Above the building of the transportation center is the train station. The tracks run over the building. The station is served by the Wilmington/Newark Line. The line offers southbound service to Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia. This station is located at 6th and Welsh Streets, Chester, PA 19013.

History

Chester station was originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1903. Passenger service ended in the mid-1960's before the establishment of Amtrak in 1971, but was revived by Amtrak in 1978 for the Chesapeake train.^[1][2] By 1983, it began to serve the SEPTA R2 Wilmington/Newark Line and was eventually turned over to SEPTA.

References

1. ^ April 30, 1978 Amtrak Timetables
2. ^ 1979 Amtrak Chesapeake timetable

External links

• SEPTA – Chester Transportation Center
• Original Chester PRR Station
• Welsh Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Avenue of the States entrance from Google Maps Street View