61st Street station is a
SEPTA
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional public transportation authority that operates transit bus, bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly 4 million people ...
trolley stop in
Philadelphia
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. It is located in the
Angora neighborhood near where
Baltimore Avenue
The Baltimore Pike was an auto trail connecting Baltimore, Maryland, with Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Today, parts of the road are signed as U.S. Route 1 (US 1), US 13, and a small portion of Pennsylvania Route 41 (PA 41). A section of the ro ...
(
US 13
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) crosses
Cobbs Creek
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into
Delaware County. It is the western terminus of the
SEPTA subway–surface trolley lines
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional public transportation authority that operates transit bus, bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly 4 million people ...
route 34. Trolleys run from here to
Center City Philadelphia
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.
The trolley tracks in the station form a loop, nicknamed the Angora Loop, so that trains can enter westbound and depart eastbound. The loop circles around a Caribbean barbecue restaurant; it is across US 13 from a local playground as well as the Cobbs Creek Trail across 61st Street.
The Angora Loop lies a few blocks west of the
Angora Regional Railroad Station, which serves the SEPTA
Media/Wawa Line
The Media/Wawa Line is a SEPTA Regional Rail service that runs from Center City Philadelphia west to Wawa in Delaware County. It uses the West Chester Branch, which connects with the SEPTA Main Line at 30th Street Station. Under the Pennsyl ...
. No direct connection between the two systems are available at this stop, however.
References
External links
SEPTA route 34 mapStation from Google Maps Street View
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SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Line stations
Railway stations in Philadelphia
SEPTA Rapid Transit stations located above ground