Wissahickon stationis a passenger rail station onSEPTA'sManayunk/Norristown LineinNorthwest Philadelphia.[3]InFY2013, Wissahickon station had a weekday average of 410 boardings and 452 alightings.[4]
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 Wissahickon station in December 2012. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 5001 Ridge Avenue (near Rochelle Avenue) Wissahickon,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°00′59″N75°12′37″W/ 40.0165°N 75.2103°W | ||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Norristown Branch | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2side platforms | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  SEPTA City Bus:1,9,27,35,38,61,62,65,RSEPTA Suburban Bus:124,125 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 95 spaces | ||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Electrified | February 5, 1933[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 520 boardings 557 alightings (weekday average)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 47 of 146 | ||||||||||||||||
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The station was recently upgraded as part of a major reconstruction project that involved the integration of a formertrackless trolleyelectrical substation and short-turn loop known as theWissahickon Transfer Center,located across Ridge Avenue and downhill from the rail station.[5] On a typical weekday, the transfer center sees around 7,000 riders.[6]
Gallery
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Entrance to Wissahickon station platform (stairwell leading up to tunnel)
References
edit- ^"New Electric Schedule".The Scranton Times.February 4, 1933. p. 12.RetrievedAugust 21,2020– via Newspapers.
- ^"Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update".SEPTA.June 2020. p. 24.RetrievedMarch 11,2022.
- ^"Official station webpage".
- ^"SEPTA (May 2014).Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan.p. 61 "(PDF).(539 KB)
- ^Wissahickon Transportation Center Reconstruction Project (SEPTA)
- ^"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon 2020-07-01.Retrieved2020-07-01.
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