Coatesville station

Coatesville, PA
The eastbound platform and disused station building in 2022
General information
Location	Third Avenue and Fleetwood Street Coatesville, Pennsylvania United States
Coordinates	39°59′9″N 75°49′15″W / 39.98583°N 75.82083°W / 39.98583; -75.82083
Owned by	Amtrak
Line(s)	Amtrak Keystone Corridor (Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	SEPTA Suburban Bus: 135 TMACC: Coatesville Link
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: COT
History
Opened	1830s
Rebuilt	1868; 2021–2025 (under construction)
Electrified	January 15, 1938[1]
Passengers
FY 2023	11,937 annually[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Parkesburg toward Harrisburg Keystone Service Downingtown toward New York      Pennsylvanian does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Parkesburg toward Pittsburgh Pennsylvanian Downingtown toward New York Preceding station SEPTA Following station Parkesburg Terminus Parkesburg Line Downingtown toward Suburban Station Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Pomeroy toward Chicago Main Line Caln toward New York or Exchange Place
Future Services Preceding station SEPTA Following station Terminus Paoli/​Thorndale Line Thorndale toward Temple University
Location

Coatesville station is an Amtrak intercity rail station located in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. It is served by most Amtrak Keystone Service trains. The station has two side platforms serving the outer tracks of the three-track Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line.

Coatesville station opened during the 1830s on the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, which later became part of the Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR). The railroad built a two-story Italianate brick depot, now disused, in 1868.^[3] Amtrak took over Philadelphia–Harrisburg Silverliner Service (now Keystone Service) from PRR successor Penn Central in 1972.^[4]

The SEPTA Regional Rail Parkesburg Line served Coatesville from 1990 to 1996, when service to Downingtown was reduced due to budget cuts.^[5]

In summer 2013, the Chester County Economic Development Council announced the selection of a developer for a project to revitalize the Coatesville station area. Total costs will be dependent on final design and engineering estimates, but the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has pledged approximately $20 million to the project. Under the plan, a new station with parking would be built just east of the historic depot, along the tracks between Third and Fourth Avenues.^[6]

SEPTA indicated in March 2019 that Regional Rail service would be extended from Thorndale to Coatesville "in the near future."^[7] The $21 million project was put out to bid in July 2021, with construction planned to last from late 2021 to 2025. A $1.65 million parking garage will also be built.^[8][9] A groundbreaking ceremony was held on October 22, 2021, with Governor Tom Wolf in attendance.^[10][11]

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  c. 1920s postcard of Coatesville station
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  Coatesville station in 1984

Media related to Coatesville station at Wikimedia Commons

• Coatesville, PA – Amtrak
• Coatesville, PA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• PennDOT – Coatesville Station Project