Phoenixville Seeking $3M Grant For Passenger Train Station Land

PHOENIXVILLE, PA — Phoenixville has applied for a $3 million grant that would allow them to purchase land to develop a train station and parking area as part of the proposal to return SEPTA passenger rail service to the area.

The reborn project, long a dream of many in the region looking to improve sustainability and ease congestion on the Route 422 corridor, was most recently reintroduced in 2018. It would extend the Manayunk/Norristown line to three new stations in King of Prussia, Schuylkill Township, and Phoenixville.

The land which the borough wants to acquire for the station is in the area of Ashland Street and Bridge Street. A public hearing relating to the application for the $3,131,700 grant will be streamed live online at this link on Monday evening, June 15, at 7 p.m.

The funding would go towards the new station, a five-level, 350-space parking garage, and improvements at the intersection of Starr Street and Bridge Street. The money would also fund further research on the project.

This latest proposal has the new station situated immediately on Bridge Street, between the railroad and Ashland Street. The parking garage would be located behind Ashland, according to this graphic provided for project organizers:

The other two previously proposed stations in Phoenixville included the Phoenix Industrial Complex on 41 South 2nd Avenue and the Holy Ghost Orthodox Catholic Church.

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This is but one of many steps in the ongoing project, which still needs to coordinate and finalize approval of the project with several involved parties.

The public hearing Monday will feature presentations from local developer Manny DeMutis, who is funding the project, borough council president Jonathan Ewald, and development consultant Barry Cassidy.

The borough is seeking the funds from the Federal Railroad Administration's Consolidated Railroad Infastructure and Safety Improvements grant program.