Wister station

Wister
Wister station in September 2013. A mural depicting "Wister Station" is visible on the right-side wall,
General information
Location	Ashmead & Rubicam Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40.0362°N 75.1615°W / 40.0362; -75.1615
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: J
Other information
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	1932
Electrified	February 5, 1933
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station Wayne Junction toward Chestnut Hill East Chestnut Hill East Line Germantown toward 30th Street Station Fishers Closed 1992 toward Chestnut Hill East

Wister station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station at Ashmead and Rubicam Streets in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is named after the nearby Wister Street.

The station is in zone 1 on the Chestnut Hill East Line, on former Reading Railroad tracks, and is 6.1 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2013, this station saw 55 boardings and 70 alightings on an average weekday.

Reading Railroad built Wister station in 1932, and it is the last stop inbound on the Chestnut Hill East Line (toward Central Philadelphia) before Wayne Junction Station, where that line merges with the Warminster, West Trenton, Lansdale/Doylestown, and Fox Chase Lines.

Station layout

P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Inbound	←      Chestnut Hill East Line toward 30th Street (Wayne Junction)
	Outbound	←      Chestnut Hill East Line toward Chestnut Hill East (Germantown) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
G	Street level	Exit/entrance

External links

• SEPTA - Wister Station
• Station from Google Maps Street View