The Parkesburg Station is located at West 1st and South Culvert streets in Parkesburg Borough, Chester County.  This station is currently a stop on Amtrak’s Keystone Corridor Service route and falls between the Lancaster and Coatesville stops.  Parkesburg Station does not have an office for Amtrak passengers and any ticketing, baggage, or other services are provided at this station by Amtrak.  According to Amtrak, the number of passengers using the Keystone Corridor service has increased by approximately 80% over the past four years.

Land uses in the immediate vicinity of the Station are mainly residential.  Traveling to the east on Main Street, some commercial uses are mixed in with the residential uses.  Two blocks south of the Station is West 1st Avenue, which serves as the primary commercial corridor through town.  This corridor has a mix of commercial and residential uses.  There is a significant amount of development activity in the Borough, with nearly 1,000 dwelling units in various stages of the approval and construction process.   

The Borough is in the process of adopting a redevelopment plan that calls for improvements to the existing Amtrak parking lot to an estimated capacity of 110 spaces.  The plan also calls for the extension of SEPTA service.   

2008 Ridership – 40,650

Station Area

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

Pedestrian Access and Area Considerations

• Trailblazer and standard Amtrak signage along First Avenue, Main Street and Culvert Street
• A pedestrian bridge overpass replacing the sidewalk underpass on Culvert Street
• Elevator adjacent to the eastbound and westbound platform areas to provide access to the pedestrian bridge  
• Pedestrian ramps to the eastbound and westbound platforms in case of a power failure to the elevators
• Improve pedestrian accessibility by widening sidewalks, installing curb cuts and crosswalks along First Avenue, Main Street and Culvert Street