Sedgwick station (SEPTA)

Sedgwick station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station at 253 East Mount Pleasant Avenue between Sprague and Devon Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The old station building was built in 1882 with Furness & Evans as the architect,[2] but was damaged in an arson fire around 1980 and demolished[citation needed]. The current station facility consists of low level platforms with open shelters. A walkway under the tracks was sealed off due to criminal activity[citation needed].

Sedgwick
Entrance to Sedgwick station from Mount Pleasant Avenue
General information
Location253 East Mount Pleasant Avenue between Sprague and Devon Streets,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°03′46″N 75°11′06″W / 40.0627°N 75.1849°W / 40.0627; -75.1849
Owned bySEPTA
Line(s)Chestnut Hill East Branch
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsCity Bus SEPTA City Bus: H
Construction
Parking20 spaces
Other information
Fare zone2
History
ElectrifiedFebruary 5, 1933[1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Mount Airy Chestnut Hill East Line Stenton
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Mount Airy Chestnut Hill Branch Gorgas
Location
Map

The station is in zone 2 on the Chestnut Hill East Line, on former Reading Railroad tracks, and is 8.9 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2013, this station saw 225 boardings and 279 alightings on an average weekday.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "New Electric Schedule". The Scranton Times. February 4, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ Sedgwick Station data from the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings (PAB) project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia
  3. ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)
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