Sedgwick station is a

SEPTA Regional Rail The SEPTA Regional Rail system is a commuter rail network owned by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and serving the Philadelphia Metropolitan area. The system has 13 branches and more than 150 active stations in Philade ...

station at 253 East Mount Pleasant Avenue between Sprague and Devon Streets in

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. The old station building was built in 1882 with

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as the architect, according to the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings project but was damaged in an arson fire around 1980 and demolished. The current station facility consists of low level platforms with open shelters. A walkway under the tracks was sealed off due to criminal activity. The station is in zone 2 on the

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, on former

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tracks, and is 8.9 track miles from

Suburban Station Suburban Station is an art deco office building and underground commuter rail station in Penn Center, Philadelphia. Its official SEPTA address is 16th Street and JFK Boulevard. The station is owned and operated by SEPTA and is one of the three ...

. In 2013, this station saw 225 boardings and 279 alightings on an average weekday.

Station layout

References

External links

SEPTA - Sedgwick Station

Mount Pleasant Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
SEPTA Regional Rail stations Frank Furness buildings {{SEPTA-stub