rcthompson04 wrote:NorthPennLimited wrote:Let them have it. We have 4 stations within a mile of Lansdale
Exton to Malvern is the longest stretch on the line without a station outside of Philadelphia.
The PRR had a Glenloch station at the Phoenixville Pike underpass just east of US 202, but while standing and restored, it now appears to be a private business or residence (
http://www.west2k.com/pastations/chester.shtml). The proposed locations just north of the Immaculata campus and along Three Tun Road east of PA 352, a bit east of the old Glenloch station, appear to be better locations, particularly for parking. I’m not sure 300 parking spaces is enough given the sprawl of the area in recent decades, but coupled with the improvements at Exton it may be enough.
The Three Tun location might be preferable from a passenger perspective as the ROW hasn’t split there for the Trenton Cutoff flyover (west of Frazer Yard), thus keeping walking distances between the platforms shorter. Operationally for SEPTA, the Three Tun location seems to allow trains stopping there to access the east entrance to Frazer Yard, which would presumably allow any train currently serving Malvern to extend to this proposed Frazer station, also avoiding most reverse moves that would conflict with Amtrak traffic.
It’ll be interesting to see if this comes to fruition. I think it’s pretty likely that it would, but what decade is the question.