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
Facing south from westbound side of tracks.
General information
Location1099 South 58th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′41″N 75°14′19″W / 39.94479°N 75.23867°W / 39.94479; -75.23867
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections at 58th/Baltimore
City Bus SEPTA City Bus: G
Other information
Fare zone1
History
ElectrifiedDecember 2, 1928[1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Fernwood–Yeadon
toward Wawa
Media/Wawa Line 49th Street
61st & Baltimore
Terminus
Route 34
major stops
40th Street Portal
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Fernwood West Chester Line 49th Street
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Fernwood–Yeadon
toward Wawa
Media/Wawa Line 49th Street
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
61st–Baltimore/​Angora
Terminus
major stops
40th Street Portal
Location
Map

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

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Angora has two low-level side platforms.

References

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  1. ^ "Electric Trains to Start Sunday". The Chester Times. November 30, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ "Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan" (PDF). SEPTA. May 2014. pp. 62 & 66. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12.
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