Zoological Garden station
Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Zoological Garden station was a railroad station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was located at 34th Street and Girard Avenue, it served the Philadelphia Zoo and nearby areas. Built by the Pennsylvania Railroad, it closed in November 1901 as the railroad expanded.[1][2] The zoo proposed in 2013 that a new station be created at 34th Street and Mantua, though the complicated network of tracks, known as Zoo interlocking, presents engineering challenges. The zoo, recognizing that SEPTA lacks the necessary resources, is seeking funding from the federal government.[3]
Zoological Garden | |||||||||||||||
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Entrance to the Philadelphia Zoo, just below where the station once stood | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Girard/34th Street Philadelphia | ||||||||||||||
| System | Former Pennsylvania Railroad station | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | SEPTA | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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Structure type | none, all removed | ||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1874 | ||||||||||||||
| Closed | November 24, 1901[1] | ||||||||||||||
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