40th Street station (Market–Frankford Line)

40th Street
SEPTA rapid transit station
General information
Location	40th & Market Streets Philadelphia, PA
Coordinates	39.9570°N 75.2020°W / 39.9570; -75.2020
Owned by	SEPTA
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA trolleys: 10, 11, 13, 34, 36 (night and diverted service only) SEPTA City Bus: 30, 40, LUCY
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	1956
Rebuilt	March 1, 2017
Electrified	700 volts DC
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station 46th Street toward 69th Street T.C. Market–Frankford Line 34th Street toward Frankford T.C.
Former services Preceding station Philadelphia Transportation Company Following station 46th Street toward 69th Street Market Elevated 36th Street Closed 1955 toward Frankford 34th Street toward Frankford

40th Street station is an underground station on the SEPTA Market-Frankford Line, below the intersection of 40th Street and Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the border between the Spruce Hill and Powelton Village neighborhoods in the University City District of West Philadelphia.

Station layout

G	Street Level	Entrances/Exits
M	Mezzanine	to entrances/exits, fare control
P Platform level	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Westbound	←      Market–Frankford Line toward 69th Street (46th Street)
	Eastbound	→      Market–Frankford Line toward Frankford (34th Street) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

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  Station entrance in 2017
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  New 40th Street station sign in 2017
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  Underground platform
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  Old 40th Street station signage from 2007

Trolley

40th & Market
SEPTA rapid transit station
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Following station When tunnel is closed 41st and Lancaster toward 63rd & Malvern Route 10 Terminus 42nd and Woodland toward Darby T.C. Route 11 42nd and Chester toward Yeadon Loop or Darby T.C. Route 13 42nd and Baltimore toward 61st & Baltimore Route 34 42nd and Woodland toward 80th Street–Eastwick Route 36

SEPTA bus routes at 40th Street include 30, 40 and the LUCY Green Route. When the trolley tunnel is closed, SEPTA subway-surface trolley routes 11, 13, 34, and 36 are diverted to the intersection of 40th Street and Market Street, where travelers can access Center City through the Market Street subway. Immediately west of the station, the trains travel above ground onto the Market Street elevated line.

40th Street station was originally built in 1956 by the Philadelphia Transportation Company as a replacement for the original Market Street elevated station that opened in 1907. It serves a major shopping corridor of West Philadelphia. The campus of the University of Pennsylvania lies three blocks south of the station.

References

• Cox, Harold E. (1967). May, Jack (ed.). The Road from Upper Darby. The Story of the Market Street Subway-Elevated. New York, NY: Electric Railroaders' Association. OCLC 54770701. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Springirth, Kenneth C. (2016). Philadelphia Electrified Rail Lines In Color. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books Inc. ISBN 978-1-5824-8498-3. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Williams, Gerry (1998). Trains, Trolleys & Transit: A Guide to Philadelphia Area Rail Transit. Piscataway, New Jersey: Railpace Company. ISBN 978-0-9621541-7-1. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

External links

• SEPTA – 40th Street MFL Station
• 40th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View