56th Street station

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 56th St
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56th Street station Exterior
General information
Location56th and Market Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°57′39″N75°13′59″W / 39.9608°N 75.2330°W / 39.9608; -75.2330
Owned by SEPTA.svg SEPTA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg SEPTA City Bus: 31, 63
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMarch 4, 1907 (1907-03-04) [1] [2]
Rebuilt2006 [3]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA Metro.svg SEPTA Metro Following station
60th Street
toward 69th Street Transit Center
SEPTA L1 icon.svg 52nd Street
toward Frankford Transit Center
Former services
Preceding station Philadelphia Transportation Company Following station
60th Street
toward 69th Street
Market Elevated 52nd Street
toward Frankford
Location
56th Street station

56th Street station is an elevated subway station on the SEPTA Metro L, 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.

Contents

The station is also served by SEPTA bus routes 31 and 63.

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 Transit Center 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.

References

  1. 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. 16. OCLC   54770701.
  2. 1 2 Hepp, John (2013). "Subways and Elevated Lines". The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia.
  3. 1 2 "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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