Angora station

Angora
Facing south from westbound side of tracks.
General information
Location	1099 South 58th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′41″N75°14′19″W / 39.94479°N 75.23867°W / 39.94479; -75.23867
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA Metro: at 58th–Baltimore SEPTA City Bus: 63
Construction
Accessible	No
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Electrified	December 2, 1928 [1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Fernwood–Yeadon toward Wawa Media/Wawa Line 49th Street toward Temple University Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station 61st–Baltimore/Angora Terminus major stops 40th Street Portal toward 13th Street
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Fernwood toward West Chester West Chester Line 49th Street toward Suburban Station
Location

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 station lies several blocks southeast of 61st–Baltimore/Angora station, which is the western terminus of the T2 on the SEPTA Metro T, a trolley route that runs along Baltimore Avenue, three blocks north of the station. Connections to the T2 are made at 58th Street and Baltimore Avenue adjacent to this station.

Station layout

Angora has two low-level side platforms.

References

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.

External links

Media related to Angora station at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA – Angora station
• 58th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 1973 former Angora Station House photograph (Existing Railroad Stations in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)