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Location | 6460 Greene Street (Greene and Upsal Streets) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||
Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Connections | SEPTA City Bus : H | ||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 7 spaces | ||||||||||||||||
Accessible | No | ||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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Electrified | March 22, 1918 [1] | ||||||||||||||||
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2017 | 356 boardings 305 alightings (weekday average) [2] | ||||||||||||||||
Rank | 77 of 146 | ||||||||||||||||
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