56th Street station

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56th Street
SEPTA.svg
SEPTA56ndStreetStationExterior2018a.jpg
Station platform at 56th Street
General information
Location56th & Market Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′39″N 75°13′59″W / 39.9608°N 75.2330°W / 39.9608; -75.2330Coordinates: 39°57′39″N 75°13′59″W / 39.9608°N 75.2330°W / 39.9608; -75.2330
Owned bySEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsSEPTA City Bus: 31, G
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedMarch 4, 1907[1][2]
RebuiltFebruary 2006[3]
Electrified700 volts DC third rail
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
60th Street
toward 69th Street T.C.
 Market–Frankford Line 52nd Street
toward Frankford T.C.
Former services
Preceding station Philadelphia Transportation Company Following station
60th Street
toward 69th Street
 Market Elevated 52nd Street
toward Frankford
Location
56th Street is located in Philadelphia
56th Street
56th Street
Location within Philadelphia

56th Street station is an elevated subway station on SEPTA's Market–Frankford Line, located at the intersection of 56th and Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station serves two West Philadelphia neighborhoods, Haddington to the north, and Cobbs Creek to the south.

The station is also served by SEPTA bus routes 31 and G.

History

56th Street station is one of the original Market Street Elevated stations built by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company; the line opened for service on March 4, 1907 between 69th Street T.C. and 15th Street stations.[1][2]

From May 31, 2005[4] to February 2006, the station underwent a rehabilitation project as part of a multi-phase reconstruction of the entire western Market Street Elevated.[5] The renovated station included new elevators, escalators, lighting, and other infrastructure, as well as a new brick station house.[3] The project resulted in the station becoming compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Station layout

There are two side platforms connecting to a station house on the southwest corner of 56th and Market streets. There are also two exit-only stairs descending to the east side of 56th Street.

P
Platform level 		Side platform, doors open on the right Disabled access
Westbound ←      Market–Frankford Line toward 69th Street T.C. (60th Street)
Eastbound →      Market–Frankford Line toward Frankford T.C. (52nd Street) →
Side platform, doors open on the right Disabled access
M Mezzanine Fare control, connection between platforms
G Street level Station house, buses

References

  1. ^ a b 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. 16. OCLC 54770701.
  2. ^ a b Hepp, John (2013). "Subways and Elevated Lines". The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia.
  3. ^ a b "Market Street Elevated (MSE) Reconstruction Project". SEPTA. Archived from the original on November 15, 2008.
  4. ^ 52nd Street station, May 30, 2005
  5. ^ "SEPTA 'Elebrates' End Of Project". September 11, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2020.

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