49th Street station (SEPTA Regional Rail)

49th Street
SEPTA regional rail train at 49th Street station on the Media/Wawa line.
General information
Location	49th Street & Chester Avenue Southwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39.94363°N 75.21651°W / 39.94363; -75.21651
Owner	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA Metro: at 49th–Chester SEPTA City Bus: 64
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Electrified	December 2, 1928
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Angora toward Wawa Station Media/Wawa Line Penn Medicine Station toward Temple University Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station Yeadon Terminus major stops 40th Street Portal toward 13th Street Yeadon limited service toward Darby T.C.
Former services Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Angora toward West Chester West Chester Line Philadelphia toward Suburban Station
Location

49th Street station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia. It is located at 1104 South 49th Street in the Kingsessing section of Southwest Philadelphia, and serves the Media/Wawa Line. In 2013, this station saw 62 boardings and 52 alightings on an average weekday. The station is a sheltered shed that sits on one platform; the other platform has a ramp to the Chester Avenue bridge. The station is handicapped-accessible.

The Media/Wawa line was originally the main line of the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad, laid in 1852–53. There has been a station at this location since at least 1886, when the line was owned by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad.

Station layout

49th Street has two low-level side platforms.

External links

Media related to 49th Street (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA – 49th Street station
• Chester Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View