West Philadelphia Switching Station

West Philadelphia Switching Station is an electrical substation in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. West Philadelphia Switching Station is situated nearby to Highline Dog Park, as well as near Cira Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 30th Street Station and Philadelphia Museum of Art.

30th Street Station

Railway station

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30th Street Station, officially William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, is a major intermodal transit station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 30th Street Station is situated 970 feet southeast of West Philadelphia Switching Station.

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval. Philadelphia Museum of Art is situated 3,200 feet north of West Philadelphia Switching Station.

United States Post Office-Main Branch

Government office

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

The former United States Post Office-Main Branch is a historic post office building that is located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia. United States Post Office-Main Branch is situated 1,400 feet southeast of West Philadelphia Switching Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Powelton Village and Mantua.

Powelton Village

Neighborhood

Photo: MikeJones133, Public domain.

Powelton Village is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It consists of mostly Victorian and twin style homes.

Mantua

Neighborhood

Photo: Roesluna, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mantua is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located north of Spring Garden Street, east of 40th Street, south of Mantua Avenue, and west of 31st Street.

Fitler Square

Neighborhood

Photo: Dfreres, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fitler Square is a 0.5 acre public park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and a surrounding neighborhood of the same name. The square is bounded on the east by 23rd Street, on the west by 24th Street, on the north by Panama Street, and on the south by Pine Street.

West Philadelphia Switching Station

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.95744° or 39° 57′ 27″ north

Longitude

-75.18477° or 75° 11′ 5″ west

Operator

Amtrak

Open location code

87F6XR48+X3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 333318687

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Highline Dog Park and Cira Centre.

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