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'''University City''' is a [[railway station]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], along the [[SEPTA Main Line]]. The station serves the area around the [[University of Pennsylvania]], and is located at South Street & Convention Avenue. It serves the [[R1 (SEPTA)|R1]], [[R2 (SEPTA)|R2]], and [[R3 (SEPTA)|R3]] Regional Rail Lines.
'''University City''' is a [[railway station]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], along the [[SEPTA Main Line]]. The station serves the area around the [[University of Pennsylvania]], and is located at South Street & Convention Avenue. It serves the [[R1 (SEPTA)|R1]], [[R2 (SEPTA)|R2]], and [[R3 (SEPTA)|R3]] Regional Rail Lines.


The station is less than a block from the University of Pennsylvania's [[Franklin Field]] and the [[Palestra]]. It made a brief appearance in the movie ''[[Unbreakable (film)|Unbreakable]]'' as Elijah falls down the stairs to the platform. It is portrayed as a subway station with [[turnstile]]s in the movie, even though it is really a regional rail station and conductors collect fares at the station.
The station is less than a block from the University of Pennsylvania's [[Franklin Field]] and the [[Palestra]]. In addition to the [[University of Pennsylvania]] campus, the [[Drexel University]] campus and [[Graduate Hospital (Philadelphia)|Graduate Hospital]] campus and neighborhood can be accessed from the station.

==''Unbreakable''==
It made a brief appearance in the movie ''[[Unbreakable (film)|Unbreakable]]'' as Elijah ([[Samuel L. Jackson]]) falls down the stairs to the platform. It is portrayed as a subway station with [[turnstile]]s in the movie, though in actuality it is a commuter light rail station, with conductors collecting fares at ticket booths and aboard trains.


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University City
SEPTA regional rail
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General information
LocationSouth Street & Convention Avenue
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Owned bySEPTA
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Platforms2 side platforms
Construction
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneC
History
Electrified1928
Services
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University City is a railway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, along the SEPTA Main Line. The station serves the area around the University of Pennsylvania, and is located at South Street & Convention Avenue. It serves the R1, R2, and R3 Regional Rail Lines.

The station is less than a block from the University of Pennsylvania's Franklin Field and the Palestra. In addition to the University of Pennsylvania campus, the Drexel University campus and Graduate Hospital campus and neighborhood can be accessed from the station.

Unbreakable

It made a brief appearance in the movie Unbreakable as Elijah (Samuel L. Jackson) falls down the stairs to the platform. It is portrayed as a subway station with turnstiles in the movie, though in actuality it is a commuter light rail station, with conductors collecting fares at ticket booths and aboard trains.


39°56′52″N 75°11′25″W / 39.94784°N 75.19034°W / 39.94784; -75.19034