Wissahickon station

Wissahickon
Wissahickon station in December 2012.
General information
Location5001 Ridge Avenue (near Rochelle Avenue)
Wissahickon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°00′59″N 75°12′37″W / 40.0165°N 75.2103°W / 40.0165; -75.2103
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Norristown Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsCity Bus SEPTA City Bus: 1, 9, 27, 35, 38, 61, 62, 65, R
Suburban Bus SEPTA Suburban Bus: 124, 125
Construction
Parking95 spaces
Other information
Fare zone2
History
ElectrifiedFebruary 5, 1933[1]
Passengers
2017520 boardings
557 alightings
(weekday average)[2]
Rank47 of 146
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Manayunk Manayunk/​Norristown Line East Falls
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Manayunk
toward Pottsville
Main Line East Falls
Manayunk
toward Elm Street
Norristown Branch
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 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]

  1. ^ "New Electric Schedule". The Scranton Times. February 4, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Fiscal Year 2021 Service Plan Update". SEPTA. June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "Official station webpage".
  4. ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 61" (PDF). (539 KB)
  5. ^ Wissahickon Transportation Center Reconstruction Project (SEPTA)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-07-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)