34th Street station (Market–Frankford Line)

34th Street
34th Street
	34th Street station platform
General information
Location	34th and Market Streets ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′21″N75°11′29″W / 39.95575°N 75.19132°W
Owned by	Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 30, 31, 49, LUCY
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	No, planned
History
Opened	November 6, 1955
Services
Former services
Future services (2024)
Location
Location

Last updated June 16, 2024

34th Street station is an underground station on the SEPTA Market-Frankford Line, located at the intersection of 34th Street and Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the University City neighborhood of West Philadelphia. The station is on the Drexel University campus, adjacent to the Daskalakis Athletic Center, and near the University of Pennsylvania campus and the University City Science Center.

History

34th Street station was opened on November 6, 1955 by the Philadelphia Transportation Company,^[2] built to replace the elevated station that opened in 1907 as part of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company's original Market Street subway–elevated line from 69th Street T.C. to 15th Street, which was elevated west of 23rd Street.^[3]^[4]

The PRT announced a project to bury the elevated tracks between 23rd to 46th streets in the 1920s.^[5] The tunnel from 23rd to 32nd streets was completed by 1933, but construction on the remaining segment was put on hiatus due to the Great Depression and World War II.^[5] The PRT went bankrupt in 1939 and was reorganized as the PTC,^[6] which began building the rest of the tunnel in 1947.^[5]

34th Street is one of three stations on the Market–Frankford Line that is not ADA-accessible, the other two being 11th Street and Spring Garden stations.^[7] The addition of elevators in the station was announced in SEPTA's 2021–2032 Capital Program proposal; the station platforms would be rehabilitated and made accessible to passengers with disabilities by 2030 at an estimated cost of $30 million.^[1] In 2022, SEPTA revised the project's budget to $31 million and estimated design and construction would be complete by 2025.^[8] The project now also includes the renovation of the existing platforms, new signage, lighting, and security cameras, as well as waterproofing improvements.^[8]

Station layout

Unlike most underground Market–Frankford Line stations, 34th Street has a single island platform.

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References

1 2 "Fiscal Year 2021 Capital Budget and Fiscal Years 2021–2032 Capital Program Proposal" (PDF). SEPTA. April 20, 2020. p. 60. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
1 2 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.
↑ Springirth, Kenneth C. (2016). Philadelphia Electrified Rail Lines In Color. Scotch Plains, New Jersey: Morning Sun Books Inc. ISBN 978-1-5824-8498-3.
↑ John Hepp (2013). "Subways and Elevated Lines". Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
1 2 3 John L. Puckett. "Putting the Market Street Elevated Underground". West Philadelphia Collaborative History. University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education . Retrieved June 2, 2020.
↑ "Studio 34's Eponymous Trolley, or, A Short History of Route 34". Archived from the original on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
↑ "Market-Frankford Line Map". SEPTA. 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
1 2 "Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Budget and Fiscal Years 2023–2034 Capital Program" (PDF). SEPTA. July 2022. p. 107. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

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[capital-1] 1 2 "Fiscal Year 2021 Capital Budget and Fiscal Years 2021–2032 Capital Program Proposal" (PDF). SEPTA. April 20, 2020. p. 60. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

[cox-2] 1 2 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.

[springirth-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.

[encyc-4] John Hepp (2013). "Subways and Elevated Lines". Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[puckett-5] 1 2 3 John L. Puckett. "Putting the Market Street Elevated Underground". West Philadelphia Collaborative History. University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education . Retrieved June 2, 2020.

[route34-6] "Studio 34's Eponymous Trolley, or, A Short History of Route 34". Archived from the original on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2008-12-20.

[7] "Market-Frankford Line Map". SEPTA. 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

[fy23capital-8] 1 2 "Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Budget and Fiscal Years 2023–2034 Capital Program" (PDF). SEPTA. July 2022. p. 107. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

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