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Eastwick (SEPTA station)
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Eastwick is a station along the Airport Line to Philadelphia International Airport
. It is within walking distance of the Eastwick Loop of the 36
trolley
which is located at Bartram Avenue(PA 291
) near 84th Street. It is the sole stop between central Philadelphia and the Philadelphia International Airport Terminals.
Access to the station is granted via a cul-de-sac off of Bartram Avenue and also from Mario Lanza Boulevard. While the station has no official SEPTA parking lot, a number of parking spaces along Mario Lanza Boulevard and Crane Street are used by commuters patronizing the stop.
Eastwick Station was originally built in 1997 along the original Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
main line, in order to serve local office parks. SEPTA plans to expand the station, transforming it into the Eastwick Transportation Center.
Philadelphia International Airport
Philadelphia International Airport is a major airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, and is the largest airport in the Delaware Valley region and in Pennsylvania...
. It is within walking distance of the Eastwick Loop of the 36
SEPTA Route 36
SEPTA's Subway-Surface Trolley Route 36 is a trolley line operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority that connects the 13th Street in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the Eastwick Loop station in Eastwick section of Southwest Philadelphia, although limited service...
trolley
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
which is located at Bartram Avenue(PA 291
Pennsylvania Route 291
Pennsylvania Route 291 is an east–west route that connects U.S. Route 13 in the Trainer/Marcus Hook area to Interstate 76 in Southwest Philadelphia near the Walt Whitman Bridge and the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. Except for a short section between U.S. Route 13 and the...
) near 84th Street. It is the sole stop between central Philadelphia and the Philadelphia International Airport Terminals.
Access to the station is granted via a cul-de-sac off of Bartram Avenue and also from Mario Lanza Boulevard. While the station has no official SEPTA parking lot, a number of parking spaces along Mario Lanza Boulevard and Crane Street are used by commuters patronizing the stop.
Eastwick Station was originally built in 1997 along the original Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad was the Pennsylvania Railroad's main line from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania southwest to Baltimore, Maryland in the 19th and early 20th centuries...
main line, in order to serve local office parks. SEPTA plans to expand the station, transforming it into the Eastwick Transportation Center.