Wissinoming station
Appearance
Wissinoming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() The abandoned station shelter in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Comly Street east of Keystone Street Wissinoming, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°00′53″N 75°03′22″W / 40.01473°N 75.05601°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Amtrak Northeast Corridor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | November 9, 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | June 29, 1930[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Former services | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wissinoming was a
Trenton Line commuter trains. It was located off Comly Street in the neighborhood of Wissinoming
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SEPTA discontinued service to Wissinoming on November 9, 2003, citing low ridership; 25 people were boarding at the station every day.[1] SEPTA had previously attempted to close the station in 1994, but a strong response from the Wissinoming Civic Association won the station a reprieve.[3]
References
- ^ a b "SEPTA Regional Rail Schedules Change Sunday" (Press release). PR Newswire Association LLC. November 5, 2003. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- The Evening Courier. Camden, New Jersey. June 23, 1930. p. 6. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dougherty, Frank (September 23, 1994). "Early Figures Show Boost for Transit". Philadelphia Daily News.