Talk:Paoli/Thorndale Line

Mnemonic device
the train stations are misnamed on the R5 Paoli line. Remember the mnemonic device to get to Bryn Mawr College...


 * Old      Overbrook
 * Maids    Merion
 * Never    Narberth
 * Wed      Wynnewood
 * And      Ardmore
 * Have     Haverford
 * Babies   Bryn Mawr

The stations have been updated --Luciuskwok 06:15, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

Electrification
This section seems to be incorrectly attributing the lack of electrification to the Great Depression:

''The line was electrified in the 1920's, but unlike the PRR, which electrified its long-distance passenger and through-freight lines, the Reading had to eliminate future electrification outside of the commuter service area due to economic setbacks as a result of the Great Depression. ''

However, electrification was done in the 1930s, not the 1920s, in the midst of the Depression. --Luciuskwok 07:30, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Planned Extension to Lancaster?
Is there a verifiable source for the Planned Extension section added on 20:48, 7 February 2006 by 64.93.1.67 ? It seems like just a rumor. -Luciuskwok 04:52, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Here is the text that I've removed since it's not verified:

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (as of January 2007) is studying a possible extension of service to Coatesville, Parkesburg, and Atglen

Planned Extension: Prior to 1992, R5 trains ran as far west as Parkesburg, but with a lack of ridership, along with the lack of turnaround facilities, trains having to "deadhead" out to Lancaster. Originally scaled back to Downingtown, the line was later extended to Thorndale at the THORN flying junction interlocking with the Keystone Corridor and the abandoned Conrail Philadelphia-Thorndale Branch. With the Harrisburg-based Capitol Area Transit (CAT) plans to build the new CorridorOne regional rail network, along with an increased ridership based in the Coatesville area, SEPTA will eventually implement a plan that will allow two-train Philadelphia-Harrisburg trip on the Keystone Corridor similar in nature to the SEPTA/New Jersey Transit two-train trips for Philadelphia-New York commuters. When such a plan is implemented, the following stations will be utilized:


 * Coatesville Station (Amtrak/SEPTA)
 * Parkesburg Station (SEPTA only)
 * Atglen Station (SEPTA only)
 * Paradise Station (SEPTA only--PLANNED)
 * Lancaster Station (Amtrak/SEPTA/CAT)

-Luciuskwok 04:50, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

An existing station on R5 or an old one?
Does anybody know exactly where on the R5 line this station is? I saw it on Panoramio's coverage of Doylestown, but this doesn't look like Doylestown station at all. DanTD (talk) 15:26, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Upton and other closed stations
Why isn't the former Upton Station (Pennsylvania Railroad Station) added to the list? Better yet, what about other former stations along the R5? DanTD (talk) 16:00, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
 * (Six years pass) A question of sources and determination, I suppose. The SEPTA articles are inconsistent about showing closed stations. I think there's a reasonable argument to be made that this article should only show stations which were open during the SEPTA era, and that there should be separate articles about the physical infrastructure as the Pennsylvania Railroad knew it. Main Line (Pennsylvania Railroad) exists and could serve that purpose. On the other hand, articles like Trenton Line (SEPTA) show plenty of closed stations, though we're lacking dates for those closures. Mackensen (talk) 12:48, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

"Green Line (SEPTA Regional Rail)" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Green Line (SEPTA Regional Rail) and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 August 25 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. TartarTorte 23:38, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

"Green Line (Philadelphia SEPTA)" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Green Line (Philadelphia SEPTA) and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 August 25 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. TartarTorte 23:38, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

Ridership
A note on calculating ridership. SEPTA's tableau site has good line data for FY 2013—2022, except FY 2020. The problem with using the Route Statistics reports (like ) is that they report average daily weekday ridership, not annual ridership, and you can't multiply by 365 to get that number. Mackensen (talk) 02:38, 1 March 2024 (UTC)