University City (SEPTA station)

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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. It made a brief appearance in the movie Unbreakable as Elijah falls down the stairs to the platform, however it is portrayed as a subway station with turnstiles, when in fact it is a part of the SEPTA Regional Rail system which uses uses conductors and tickets to collect fares.

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Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
R1
toward Glenside
toward Newark
R2
toward Warminster
toward Elwyn
R3

Coordinates: 39.94784° N 75.19034° W