Eastwick (Subway-Surface station)
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The Eastwick Loop is the Western terminus of the SEPTA Subway-Surface Route 36 trolley
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...

 at Island Road near the former 80th Street intersection in the Eastwick neighborhood of Southwest Philadelphia
Southwest Philadelphia
Southwest Philadelphia is a section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The section can be described as extending from the western side of the Schuylkill River to the city line, with the SEPTA Media/Elwyn Line serving as the northern border...

. Trolleys run from here to Center City Philadelphia. The station is near Island Avenue and I-95
Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania
Interstate 95 is an Interstate highway running from Miami, Florida north to Houlton, Maine. In the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, the route is known by many as the Delaware Expressway, but is officially named The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway. and locally known as "95"...

. The Eastwick Station
Eastwick (SEPTA station)
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 near 84th Street...

 of the SEPTA Regional Rail Line to Philadelphia International Airport
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...

is within walking distance of the station. Prior to the Eastwick Loop, the trolleys have their own right of way for a short period in the middle of Island Avenue where the tracks are not on a paved street and where you can see the wooden ties. There are a series of un-named stations on that portion of the line.

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