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blue5801 t1_j5fmbas wrote

Reply to comment by courageous_liquid in My Pennsylvania Intercity & Regional Rail Proposal by Nexis4Jersey

The problem with Elwyn is that it's in the middle of nowhere on the school grounds. Media probably got the most passengers on the line (those who don't want to take the trolley or 110 bus from 69th st).

Unfortunately past Wawa before Glen Mills, a lot of the line has issues. I believe there's several bridges that are falling apart which are the biggest projects and would cost the most to replace.

I'm not saying the service isn't there, but if they were to merge Cheyney into West Chester university and use it as an overflow school and them picking up some of the fare costs, for students, it might make Septa want to increase train service to West Chester. Until that time, increased service to Exton is probably going to be the best bet.

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courageous_liquid t1_j5fnzei wrote

Even media is basically dead outbound off-peak, in my experience. Surprisingly (or unsurprisingly) swarthmore seems like it's the stop on the line with the most traffic off-peak.

Elwyn is crazy busy on-peak, people park dangerously on the street and you can't get a spot unless you're there by like 7am in the morning. It's a huge collector for that side of delco.

But yes, the infrastructure issues are a huge hurdle, which is why I don't actually see anything practical happening in the next decade, even if that other agency that wants to buy the trainset gets fully funded.

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