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Station Review #6: Richmond - Westmoreland Loop (SEPTA)

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Richmond - Westmoreland Loop is a bus station in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA. Richmond - Westmoreland Loop serves the bus portion of trolley route 15, as well as bus routes 60 and 73. The loop's existence is integral to the SEPTA network in the River Wards.  Station Tour:  The main section of the Richmond - Westmoreland loop has a structure that looks like this: The main structure of the loop Inside that, there are benches for people to sit on and maps, and those are on the outside as well. Maps at the station can be seen below: Route 15 map Route 60 map Route 73 map, note that it shows Northwood on the map when Northwood is in an area to the northwest not shown on the map at all  Unfortunately, the station also has quite a bit of hostile architecture, the "leaners" all too familiar to those who use SEPTA nowadays. These leaners are completely inaccessible and I honestly despise them, and c...

Station Review #4: Fox Chase (SEPTA)

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Fox Chase Station's Main Sign Fox Chase is a train station in the Fox Chase neighborhood of Philadelphia. Fox Chase station is the northern terminus station for the Fox Chase Line. Train Stoppers at Fox Chase Station. Fox Chase station is located in a very central spot in the Fox Chase neighborhood. It's between the intersections of Rhawn and Oxford and Rhawn and Verree, though much closer to the former. Because of it's location, Fox Chase station is fairly easy to get to from other parts of the neighborhood.  What's at the Train Station Fox Chase Station's building Fox Chase Station has one platform, and the structure of the station itself is on the northwestern side of said structure. There is a platform (with a ramp at the ends for those who are disabled), benches, a main building, canopy, and signs among other things. Behind the station, there's a parking lot. The benches under the canopy Unsurprisingly, this s...