Wister station

Wister station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station at Ashmead and Rubicam Streets in the neighborhood of , . The station is named after the nearby Wister Street.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: SEPTA Regional Rail station
  • Also known as: “Wister” and “Wister Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grumblethorpe and Conyngham-Hacker House.

Museum
was the home of the Wister family in the present-day section of , who lived there for over 160 years. It was built in 1744 as a summer residence, but it became the family's year-round residence in 1793. is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Wister station.

Historic building
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The is a historic house in the Germantown section of , . The 2½-story stone house was built in 1755 by William Forbes. is situated 2,600 feet southwest of Wister station.

Historic building
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The is a historic house in the Germantown section of , . The three-story stone house was built in 1795 by William Forbes. is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Wister station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wister and Germantown.

Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
is a neighborhood in , , United States. It is bounded by Chelten Avenue to the north, Germantown Avenue to the west, Belfield Avenue to the east, and Street to the south.

Neighborhood
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
is an area in , Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by Palatine, Quaker, and Mennonite families in 1683 as an independent borough, it was absorbed into Philadelphia in 1854.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the section of the city of , , U.S. It comprises two smaller, older neighborhoods, Nicetown and Tioga, although the distinction between the two is rarely emphasized today.

Wister station

Latitude
40.03628° or 40° 2′ 11″ north
Longitude
-75.16148° or 75° 9′ 41″ west
Elevation
207 feet (63 metres)
Operator
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Network
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Open location code
87G62RPQ+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7004749559
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
7270269
Wiki­data ID
Q8027747
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Satellite Map

Discover Wister station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Urdu—“Wister station” goes by many names.
  • French: “Wister”
  • Urdu: “وسٹر اسٹیشن”

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