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{{short description|Subway station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania}}
{{no footnotes|date=November 2015}}
{{confuse|36th Street Portal}}
{{confuse|36th Street Portal}}
{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name=36th Street
| name = 36th Street
| symbol_location = septa
| type= {{rint|septa}} [[SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines|Subway–Surface Trolley Line station]]
| symbol = septa
| style=SEPTA | style2=SEPTA Trolley
| image=File:36th Street Station SEPTA.jpg
| style = SEPTA
| style2 = SEPTA Trolley
| image_size=
| image_caption=36th Street Station
| image = 36th Street SEPTA 2018 (cropped).jpg
| image_caption = 36th Street station platform
| address=36th & Sansom Streets<br/>[[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania|PA]]
| address = 36th and Sansom Streets
| coordinates={{coord|39.953890|-75.194630|type:railwaystation_region:US-PA|display=inline,title}}
| borough = [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, U.S.
| other={{bus icon|12px|City Bus}} '''[[SEPTA City Bus]]''': {{SEPTA bus link|21}}
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| structure=Underground
| owned = [[SEPTA]]
| platform=2 [[side platform]]s
| platform = 2 [[side platform]]s
| depth=
| tracks = 2
| levels=
| connections = {{bus icon}} [[SEPTA City Bus]]: {{SEPTA bus link|21}}
| tracks=2
| structure = Underground
| passengers=
| accessible = No
| pass_year=
| opened = {{Start date|1955|11}}<ref name=upenn />
| pass_percent=
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=SEPTA
| pass_system=
|line1=Route 11|left1=37th Street|right1=33rd Street
| opened=
|line2=Route 13|left2=37th Street|right2=33rd Street
| closed=
|line3=Route 34|left3=37th Street|right3=33rd Street
| rebuilt=
|line4=Route 36|left4=37th Street|right4=33rd Street
| electrified=[[Overhead lines]]
}}
| ADA=
| other_services2_header = Future services (2024)
| owned=[[SEPTA]]
| other_services2_collapsible=yes
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| other_services2 = {{Adjacent stations|system=SEPTA Metro
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|line3=T2 adj|left3=37th–Spruce|right3=33rd Street
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'''36th Street station''', also known as '''Sansom Common station''', is a [[SEPTA]] [[metro station|subway station]] in [[Philadelphia]]. It is located on the campus of the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in a tunnel underneath the corner of Sansom and 36th Street, and serves Routes 11, 13, 34, and 36 of the [[SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines]]. Trolleys serving this station go eastbound to [[Center City Philadelphia]] and westbound to the neighborhoods of Eastwick and Angora and the [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]] suburbs of [[Yeadon, Pennsylvania|Yeadon]] and [[Darby, Pennsylvania|Darby]]. It is about a block and a half walk away from the [[36th Street Portal (SEPTA Station)|36th Street Portal]] where one may connect to the 10 trolley.
'''36th Street station''' (soon to be known as '''36th–Sansom station'''<ref>{{cite web |title=SEPTA Metro Network Map |url=https://wwww.septa.org/wp-content/uploads/travel/23_0919_SEPTA_Metro-Network-Map.pdf |access-date=7 April 2024 |date=September 19, 2023}}</ref>) is a [[SEPTA]] [[Tram stop|trolley station]] in [[Philadelphia]].<ref name=springirth>{{Springirth-Philadelphia}}</ref> It is located at the intersection of Sansom and 36th Streets, and serves Routes 11, 13, 34, and 36 of the [[SEPTA subway–surface trolley lines]]. Trolleys serving this station go eastbound to [[Center City Philadelphia]] and westbound to the neighborhoods of [[Eastwick, Philadelphia|Eastwick]] and [[Angora, Philadelphia|Angora]], as well as the [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]] suburbs of [[Yeadon, Pennsylvania|Yeadon]] and [[Darby, Pennsylvania|Darby]].


The station is located adjacent to the [[Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia|Institute of Contemporary Art]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://icaphila.org/visit/ |title=Visit |publisher=[[Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia|ICA Philadelphia]] |access-date=May 31, 2020}}</ref> and is two blocks away from the [[36th Street Portal]] station, which serves the [[Route 10 (SEPTA)|Route 10]] trolley.
==Station layout==
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|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top width=50|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top width=100|Street Level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top width=450|Entrances/Exits
|-
|'''M'''
|Mezzanine
|to entrances/exits, fare control
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" valign=top width=50 rowspan=7|'''P<br>Platform level'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{small|[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray|'''Westbound'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray|← {{rcb|system=SEPTA|line=Subway-Surface|inline=yes}} toward [[West Philadelphia]] <small>([[37th Street station (SEPTA)|37th Street]])</small>
|-
|'''Eastbound'''
|<span style=color:white>→</span> {{rcb|system=SEPTA|line=Subway-Surface|inline=yes}} toward [[13th Street station (SEPTA)|13th – Market]] <small>([[33rd Street station (SEPTA)|33rd Street]])</small> →
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{small|[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right}}
|}


== References ==
== History ==
The station was opened in November 1955 by the [[Philadelphia Transportation Company]] (PTC) as part of a larger project to move portions of the elevated [[Market–Frankford Line|Market Street Line]] and surface trolleys underground.<ref name=upenn>Puckett, John L. and Mark Frazier Lloyd. {{Google books|id=OBykBwAAQBAJ|title=Becoming Penn: The Pragmatic American University, 1950–2000|page=35}}, accessed May 31, 2020.</ref> The original project to bury the elevated tracks between 23rd to 46th streets was announced by the PTC's predecessor, the [[Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company]] (PRT), in the 1920s, but was delayed due to the [[Great Depression]] and [[World War II]].<ref name=puckett>{{cite web |url=https://collaborativehistory.gse.upenn.edu/stories/putting-market-street-elevated-underground-0 |title=Putting the Market Street Elevated Underground |work=West Philadelphia Collaborative History |author=John L. Puckett |publisher=[[University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education]] |access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref> The PTC's revised project also included a new tunnel for trolleys underneath the campus of the [[University of Pennsylvania]], continuing from the original western portal at 23rd and Market streets to new portals at [[36th Street Portal|36th and Ludlow streets]] and [[40th Street Portal|40th Street and Baltimore Avenue]].<ref name=puckett />
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite web|url=http://septa.org/maps/click_map.html |title=Clickable Rail System Map |publisher=[[SEPTA]] |accessdate=2007-11-12 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021032707/http://www.septa.org/maps/click_map.html |archivedate=21 October 2007 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
*{{cite web|url=http://septa.org/maps/subway_surface.html|title=Subway–Surface Map|publisher=[[SEPTA]]|accessdate=2007-11-12|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011084145/http://septa.org/maps/subway_surface.html|archivedate=11 October 2007|deadurl=yes|df=dmy-all}}
{{refend}}


The station is also sometimes known as '''Sansom Common station''', referring to a former name used by the [[University of Pennsylvania]] to market retail in the area.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thedp.com/article/2002/01/sansom_common_now_36th_and_walnut |title=Sansom Common now '36th and Walnut' |date=January 14, 2002 |access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1998-01-22-1998022073-story.html |title=U. of Pennsylvania to build hotel and commercial hub Sansom Common, Perelman Quadrangle to change face of area |date=January 22, 1988 |access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref>
==External links==
{{Clear left}}
{{Commonscat-inline|Sansom Commons / 36th Street (SEPTA station)}}
== Station layout ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080802005847/http://www.septa.org/maps/click_map/36th_street.html SEPTA 36th Street/Sansom Common]
The station has two low-level [[side platforms]], each capable of platforming two trolleys at a time. Fares are collected on board the trolley cars.
* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=39.953903,-75.194618&spn=0.004129,0.013679&z=17&layer=c&cbll=39.953903,-75.194618&panoid=6mGBaFFGOroyOR-vSGnxDg&cbp=12,336.89,,0,6.27 Sansom Street and 36th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View]

== References ==
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
==Gallery==
{{Commonscat-inline}}
<Gallery>
{{SEPTA links}}
File:36th Street Mezzanine.jpg|Mezzanine
*[https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/SEPTA_Subway-Surface_Streetcar_Lines Images at NYCSubway.org]
File:SEPTA 36th Samson Commons Platforms.JPG|View from the eastbound platforms under the street.]
File:SEPTA 36th Samson Commons-Northeast Corner.JPG|The northeast corner entrance to Sansom Common SSTL station.
File:36th Street SEPTA 2018.jpg|Platform view
</Gallery>


[[Category:SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Line stations]]
[[Category:SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Line stations]]

Latest revision as of 00:42, 7 June 2024

Not to be confused with 36th Street Portal.
36th Street
36th Street station platform
General information
Location36th and Sansom Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates39°57′14″N 75°11′41″W / 39.953890°N 75.194630°W / 39.953890; -75.194630
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport SEPTA City Bus: 21
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleNo
History
OpenedNovember 1955 (1955-11)[1]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
37th Street
toward Darby T.C.
 Route 11 33rd Street
toward 13th Street
37th Street
toward Yeadon Loop or Darby T.C.
 Route 13
37th Street
toward 61st & Baltimore
 Route 34
37th Street
toward 80th Street–Eastwick
 Route 36
Future services (2024)
Preceding station SEPTA Metro Following station
37th–Spruce
toward 61st–Baltimore/​Angora
 33rd Street
toward 13th Street
37th–Spruce
toward Yeadon or Darby
37th–Spruce
toward Darby
37th–Spruce
toward 80th/​Eastwick
Location
Map

36th Street station (soon to be known as 36th–Sansom station[2]) is a SEPTA trolley station in Philadelphia.[3] It is located at the intersection of Sansom and 36th Streets, and serves Routes 11, 13, 34, and 36 of the SEPTA subway–surface trolley lines. Trolleys serving this station go eastbound to Center City Philadelphia and westbound to the neighborhoods of Eastwick and Angora, as well as the Delaware County suburbs of Yeadon and Darby.

The station is located adjacent to the Institute of Contemporary Art[4] and is two blocks away from the 36th Street Portal station, which serves the Route 10 trolley.

History

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The station was opened in November 1955 by the Philadelphia Transportation Company (PTC) as part of a larger project to move portions of the elevated Market Street Line and surface trolleys underground.[1] The original project to bury the elevated tracks between 23rd to 46th streets was announced by the PTC's predecessor, the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT), in the 1920s, but was delayed due to the Great Depression and World War II.[5] The PTC's revised project also included a new tunnel for trolleys underneath the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, continuing from the original western portal at 23rd and Market streets to new portals at 36th and Ludlow streets and 40th Street and Baltimore Avenue.[5]

The station is also sometimes known as Sansom Common station, referring to a former name used by the University of Pennsylvania to market retail in the area.[6][7]

Station layout

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The station has two low-level side platforms, each capable of platforming two trolleys at a time. Fares are collected on board the trolley cars.

References

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  1. ^ a b Puckett, John L. and Mark Frazier Lloyd. Becoming Penn: The Pragmatic American University, 1950–2000, p. 35, at Google Books, accessed May 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "SEPTA Metro Network Map" (PDF). September 19, 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  3. ^ Springirth, Kenneth C. (2016). Philadelphia Electrified Rail Lines In Color. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books Inc. ISBN 978-1-5824-8498-3.
  4. ^ "Visit". ICA Philadelphia. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  5. ^ a b John L. Puckett. "Putting the Market Street Elevated Underground". West Philadelphia Collaborative History. University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Sansom Common now '36th and Walnut'". January 14, 2002. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  7. ^ "U. of Pennsylvania to build hotel and commercial hub Sansom Common, Perelman Quadrangle to change face of area". January 22, 1988. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
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