Wissahickon station

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]

Wissahickon
Wissahickon station in December 2012.
General information
Location5001 Ridge Avenue (near Rochelle Avenue)
Wissahickon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40.0165°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
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

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]

Station layout
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Inbound ←      Manayunk/​Norristown Line toward 30th Street or Penn Medicine (East Falls)
Outbound ←      Manayunk/​Norristown Line toward Elm Street – Norristown (Manayunk) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Street level Exit/entrance and parking
  • Entrance to Wissahickon station platform (stairwell leading up to tunnel)
    Entrance to Wissahickon station platform (stairwell leading up to tunnel)

References
  1. "New Electric Schedule". The Scranton Times. February 4, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  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)


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