The West Chester & Philadelphia Railroad opened Market Street station in 1875.

[5] In 1997, the West Chester Railroad (WCRR) constructed a new station for its heritage line running to Glen Mills.

WCRR erected a one-room station on site that serves as a ticket office and gift shop.

[6] In 2018 a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation report estimated rebuilding to cost $380M USD.

In July 2022 the West Chester Borough Council formed a Rail Service Restoration Committee to explore the use of battery-operated rail cars as a lower cost alternative to a full rebuilding of an electrified line.