Angora station

Angora
Facing south from westbound side of tracks.
General information
Location	1099 South 58th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′41″N 75°14′19″W / 39.94479°N 75.23867°W / 39.94479; -75.23867
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Route 34  at 58th/Baltimore SEPTA City Bus: G
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Electrified	December 2, 1928[1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Fernwood–Yeadon toward Wawa Media/Wawa Line 49th Street toward Temple University 61st & Baltimore Terminus Route 34 major stops 40th Street Portal toward 13th Street
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Fernwood toward West Chester West Chester Line 49th Street toward Suburban Station
Future services (2024) Preceding station SEPTA Following station Fernwood–Yeadon toward Wawa Media/Wawa Line 49th Street toward Temple University Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station 61st–Baltimore / Angora Terminus T2 major stops 40th Street Portal toward 13th Street

Angora station is a SEPTA railway station in Philadelphia. It serves the Media/Wawa Line and is officially located at 58th Street near Baltimore Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia's Angora neighborhood, however the actual location is south of Baltimore Avenue. Part of Cobbs Creek Parkway runs along 58th Street from Baltimore Avenue, over the railroad bridge, to nearby Hoffman Avenue. In 2013, this station saw 36 boardings and 37 alightings on an average weekday, making it SEPTA's least used regional rail station.^[2]

Angora station lies several blocks southeast of the Angora Loop station, which is the western terminus of Route 34 on the SEPTA Subway-Surface Trolley Lines, a line that runs along Baltimore Avenue, three blocks north of the station.

Station layout

Angora has two low-level side platforms.

References

External links

• SEPTA – Angora station
• 58th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 1973 former Angora Station House photograph (Existing Railroad Stations in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)

This page was last edited on 9 March 2024, at 13:39