Wissahickon station

Wissahickon

Wissahickon station in December 2012.

General information

Location

5001 Ridge Avenue (near Rochelle Avenue)
Wissahickon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Coordinates

40°00′59′′N 75°12′37′′W / 40.0165°N 75.2103°W / 40.0165; -75.2103

Owned by

SEPTA

Line(s)

Norristown Branch

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

2

Connections

City Bus SEPTA City Bus : 1, 9, 27, 35, 38, 61, 62, 65, 82
Suburban Bus SEPTA Suburban Bus : 124, 125

Construction

Parking

95 spaces

Accessible

No

Other information

Fare zone

2

History

Electrified

February 5, 1933^[1]

Passengers

2017

520 boardings
557 alightings
(weekday average)^[2]

Rank

47 of 146

Services

Preceding station	SEPTA			Following station
Manayunk toward Norristown–Elm Street	Manayunk/Norristown Line	East Falls toward Penn Medicine

Former services

Preceding station	Reading Railroad			Following station
Manayunk toward Pottsville	Main Line	East Falls toward Philadelphia
Manayunk toward Elm Street	Norristown Branch	East Falls toward Philadelphia

Location
Map

Wissahickon station is a passenger rail station on SEPTA's Manayunk/Norristown Line in Northwest Philadelphia.^[3] In FY 2013, Wissahickon station had a weekday average of 410 boardings and 452 alightings.^[4]

The station was recently upgraded as part of a major reconstruction project that involved the integration of a former trackless trolley electrical substation and short-turn loop known as the Wissahickon Transit 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)

Entrance to Wissahickon station platform (stairwell leading up to tunnel)

References

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^ "New Electric Schedule". The Scranton Times. February 4, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 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 from the original on 2020年07月01日. Retrieved 2020年07月01日.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

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