TOWN GUIDE
WEST CHESTER
A borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and the county seat.
THE LOCATION
WHERE IT IS
West Chester is a borough in Chester County and the county seat.
The borough has no SEPTA regional rail station. Passenger service was discontinued in 1986, and the nearest Paoli/Thorndale Line stations are Exton, Malvern and Paoli.
AT A GLANCE
- Municipality
- Borough and county seat
- Pedestrian corridor
- Gay Street
- Rail station in borough
- None
- Nearest line access
- Exton, Malvern and Paoli
THE DISTRICT
SCHOOL DISTRICT
West Chester is served by West Chester Area School District, which serves the borough along with six surrounding townships in Chester County and one in Delaware County.
ROAD AND RAIL
THE COMMUTE
Rail access begins outside the borough: there is no SEPTA regional rail station inside it. Passenger service was discontinued in 1986, and the nearest Paoli/Thorndale Line stations are Exton, Malvern and Paoli, each a short drive away. Restoration of borough rail service has been studied and discussed locally, with no timeline and no decision.
PLACES AND GEOGRAPHY
WHAT'S THERE / LANDMARKS
Gay Street serves as the borough's pedestrian and retail corridor. The surrounding blocks form a walkable grid around it.
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RESOURCES
The municipalities, school districts and transit agency themselves. These are the primary sources for boundary, registration and schedule questions.
- Borough of West Chester
Official borough source for services, permits and meetings
- West Chester Area School District
District source for boundaries, registration and calendars
- SEPTA
Schedules and station information for the Paoli/Thorndale Line
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