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Exton  

The Exton Station is located at 425 Walkertown Road in West Whiteland Township, Chester County.  This station is currently a stop on Amtrak’s Keystone Corridor Service route and a station stop of the SEPTA R-5 to Thorndale.  Exton Station is a park-and-ride located in proximity to highway routes 100 and 30.  There is no ticket office at the station for either SEPTA or Amtrak services.  This station is in SEPTA fare zone 5, and is 26.5 track miles from Suburban Station and 77 track miles from Harrisburg.  According to Amtrak, the number of passengers using Exton Station has grown by about 90% over the past four years. 

With the exception of the two projects being considered with the Main Street at Exton, the area immediately surrounding the Exton Station is built out.  There are no current opportunities for transit-oriented development.  Both Route 100 and the Route 30 Bypass represent significant physical barriers within the Township of West Whiteland.  Surrounding properties are within a medium density residential zoning district, with limited additional development opportunities exist in these areas.  North of the Route 30 Bypass, the zoning is a mix of Town Center Mixed Use, Industrial and higher density Residential, including the Main Street at Exton retail development on the west side of Route 100.  Even though portions of this development are within ¼ mile of the Station, there is no safe access for pedestrians, as the area between Main Street and the Station is completely lacking sidewalks and other pedestrian amenities. 

2008 Ridership – 74,913

Station Area

  • A 500-foot long high-level platform with a lighted canopy
  • A ticket office/waiting room facility with restrooms
  • Security systems (cameras, call box)
  • Passenger amenities (ticket kiosk, vending machines, newsstand/news racks, pay telephones)
  • Passenger information (information displays, public address system)
  • Designation of passenger car and taxi pick-up/drop-off areas

Pedestrian Access and Area Considerations

  • Widening of sidewalks within the parking areas and along Walkertown Road
  • A pedestrian bridge overpass replacing the sidewalk underpass on Walkertown Road
  • Trailblazer and standard Amtrak signage along PA Route 100, Walkertown Road and the westbound US Route 30 on-ramp
  • Improved street lighting along Walkertown Road