40th Street station (Market–Frankford Line)

40th Street
40th Street
	40th Street station platform
General information
Location	40th and Market Streets ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′25″N75°12′07″W / 39.9570°N 75.2020°W
Owned by	Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 30, 40, LUCY
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	November 6, 1955
Rebuilt	2017
Services
Former services
	34th Street toward Frankford
Future services (2024)
Location
	40th Street Location within Philadelphia

Last updated March 17, 2024

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.^[3] All five trolley routes terminate at the intersection 40th Street and Market Street, just outside entrances to the Market–Frankford platforms.^[4]

History

40th Street station was opened on November 6, 1955 by the Philadelphia Transportation Company,^[1] built to replace the elevated station that opened in 1907 as part of Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company's (PRT) original Market Street subway–elevated line from 69th Street T.C. to 15th Street, which was elevated west of 23rd Street.^[5]^[6]

The PRT announced a project to bury the elevated tracks between 23rd to 46th streets in the 1920s.^[7] 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.^[7] The PRT went bankrupt in 1939 and was reorganized as the PTC,^[8] which began building the rest of the tunnel in 1947.^[7]

The station was renovated in 2017, making it accessible to people with disabilities. 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.^[2]

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.

Image gallery

New stairwell tile installed in 2017
Newly-designed station entrance built in 2017
Underground platform
Old 40th Street station signage from 2007
Diverted trolley at surface level

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References

1 2 3 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.
1 2 "40th Street Station". SEPTA. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
↑ "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.
↑ 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.

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[cox-1] 1 2 3 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.

[ada-2] 1 2 "40th Street Station". SEPTA. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[3] "Route 10, 11, 13, 15, 34 & 36 Trolley Line Map". SEPTA. 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[williams-4] 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-5] 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-6] John Hepp (2013). "Subways and Elevated Lines". Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[puckett-7] 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.

[route34-8] "Studio 34's Eponymous Trolley, or, A Short History of Route 34". Archived from the original on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2008-12-20.

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