Paoli/Thorndale Line

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Paoli/Thorndale Line
A westbound Paoli/Thorndale Line train arriving at Malvern
Overview
Service typeCommuter rail
SystemSEPTA Regional Rail
StatusOperating
Current operator(s)SEPTA Regional Rail
Daily ridership9,814 (FY 2024)
Websitesepta.org
Route
TerminiTemple University
Thorndale
Stops26
Line(s) usedPhiladelphia–Harrisburg
Technical
Rolling stockElectric Multiple Units, push-pull trains
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 12 kV 25 Hz AC
Route map
Parkesburg
service ended 1996
Coatesville
planned
35.2 mi
56.6 km
Thorndale
32.8 mi
52.8 km
Downingtown
28.7 mi
46.2 km
Whitford
27.7 mi
44.6 km
Exton
21.8 mi
35.1 km
Malvern
19.9 mi
32 km
Paoli
Zone
 4 
3
18.6 mi
29.9 km
Daylesford
17.5 mi
28.2 km
Berwyn
16.4 mi
26.4 km
Devon
15.4 mi
24.8 km
Strafford
14.5 mi
23.3 km
Wayne
13.7 mi
22 km
St. Davids
13.0 mi
20.9 km
Radnor
12.0 mi
19.3 km
Villanova
10.9 mi
17.5 km
Rosemont
10.1 mi
16.3 km
Bryn Mawr
Zone
 3 
2
9.1 mi
14.6 km
Haverford
8.5 mi
13.7 km
Ardmore
7.4 mi
11.9 km
Wynnewood
6.8 mi
10.9 km
Narberth
6.0 mi
9.7 km
Merion
5.4 mi
8.7 km
Overbrook
Zone
 2 
C
52nd Street
closed
0.9 mi
1.4 km
30th Street Station
0 mi
0 km
Suburban Station
0.5 mi
0.8 km
Jefferson Station
2.1 mi
3.4 km
Temple University
SEPTA Main Line
to Glenside

The Paoli/Thorndale Line, commonly known as the Main Line, is a SEPTA Regional Rail service running from Center City Philadelphia through Montgomery County and Delaware County to Thorndale in Chester County. It operates along the far eastern leg of Amtrak's Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line, which in turn was once the Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad and is now part of the Keystone Corridor, a federally-designated high-speed rail corridor.