40th Street station (Market–Frankford Line)
40th Street station is an underground station on the SEPTA Market-Frankford Line, located the intersection of 40th Street and Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the line between the Spruce Hill and Powelton Village neighborhoods in the University City District of West Philadelphia.[1] The station serves a major shopping corridor of West Philadelphia on 40th Street, as well as the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, which lies three blocks south of the station.
The station is served by SEPTA City Bus routes 30, 40 and LUCY. The station also serves as the inbound terminal for the SEPTA subway-surface trolley lines when services are diverted from the Market Street tunnels –– on Mondays from 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. and during any other unforeseen circumstances.[2] All five trolley routes terminate at the intersection 40th Street and Market Street, just outside entrances to the Market–Frankford platforms.[3]
History
40th Street station was opened on November 6, 1955 by the Philadelphia Transportation Company,[1] built as a replacement for the original Market Street elevated station that opened in 1907.[4]
The station was renovated in 2017, bringing it to ADA accessibility requirements. Two elevators were installed, one for each platform, each of the four entrance stairwells were covered with artistic screens, and underground lighting and tiles were replaced. The project was completed on October 21, 2017, at a total cost of $10.9 million.[5]
Station layout
The station has two side platforms with separate fare control on either side. West of the station, the tracks climb out of a portal near 44th Street and run west as an elevated line.
Gallery
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New stairwell tile installed in 2017 -
Underground platform -
Old 40th Street station signage from 2007 -
Diverted trolley at surface level
References
- ^ a b c 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. p. 32. OCLC 54770701.
- ^ "Route 10, 11, 13, 15, 34 & 36 Trolley Line Map". SEPTA. 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Gerry (1998). Trains, Trolleys & Transit: A Guide to Philadelphia Area Rail Transit. Piscataway, New Jersey: Railpace Company. ISBN 978-0-9621541-7-1.
- ^ Springirth, Kenneth C. (2016). Philadelphia Electrified Rail Lines In Color. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books Inc. ISBN 978-1-5824-8498-3.
- ^ "40th Street Station". SEPTA. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
External links
Media related to 40th Street (SEPTA Market–Frankford Line station) at Wikimedia Commons