Wister (SEPTA station)
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Wister Station is a SEPTA Regional Rail
station at Ashmead and Rubicam Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. The station is named after the nearby Wister Street.
The station is in zone 1 on the Chestnut Hill East Line
, on former Reading Railroad tracks, and is 6.1 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2006, this station saw 144 boardings on an average weekday.
Wister Station is the last stop inbound on the Chestnut Hill East Line (toward Central Philadelphia) before Wayne Junction Station, where that line merges with the Warminster, West Trenton, Lansdale/Doylestown, and Fox Chase Lines.
SEPTA Regional Rail
The SEPTA Regional Rail system consists of commuter rail service on thirteen branches to over 150 active stations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and its suburbs. Service on most lines runs from 5:30 AM to midnight...
station at Ashmead and Rubicam Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. The station is named after the nearby Wister Street.
The station is in zone 1 on the Chestnut Hill East Line
Chestnut Hill East Line
The Chestnut Hill East Line , is a route of the SEPTA Regional Rail system. The route serves the northwestern section of Philadelphia with service to Germantown, Mount Airy, and Chestnut Hill...
, on former Reading Railroad tracks, and is 6.1 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2006, this station saw 144 boardings on an average weekday.
Wister Station is the last stop inbound on the Chestnut Hill East Line (toward Central Philadelphia) before Wayne Junction Station, where that line merges with the Warminster, West Trenton, Lansdale/Doylestown, and Fox Chase Lines.