Tioga station

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Tioga
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Station exterior as viewed from Tioga Street
General information
Location3500 Kensington Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°00′01″N75°06′23″W / 40.0003°N 75.1065°W / 40.0003; -75.1065
Owned by City of Philadelphia
Operated by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg SEPTA City Bus: 3, 89
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedNovember 5, 1922 (November 5, 1922) [1]
Rebuilt1997 [2]
Services
Preceding station SEPTA.svg SEPTA Following station
Allegheny Market–Frankford Line Erie–Torresdale
Location
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Tioga
Location within Philadelphia

Tioga station is an elevated rapid transit station on the SEPTA Market–Frankford Line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located at the intersection of Kensington Avenue, Tioga Street, and K Street in the Harrowgate neighborhood of the city. The station is also served by SEPTA City Bus routes 3 and 89.

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History

The station house is connected to the westbound platform TiogaStation2018.jpg
The station house is connected to the westbound platform

Tioga is part of the Frankford Elevated section of the line, which began service on November 5, 1922. [1] [3] [4] [5]

Between 1988 and 2003, SEPTA undertook a $493.3 million reconstruction of the 5.5-mile (8.9 km) Frankford Elevated. [5] Most of Tioga station was completely rebuilt on the site of the original station, though the eastbound platform exit uses a component of the original station. The reconstruction project included new platforms, elevators, windscreens, and overpasses, and the station now meets ADA accessibility requirements. [5] The line had originally been built with track ballast and was replaced with precast sections of deck, allowing the station (and the entire line) to remain open throughout the project. [6]

During the Market–Frankford's rush-hour skip-stop service pattern, Tioga was only served by "A" trains. This practice was discontinued on February 24, 2020. [7] [8]

Station layout

Access to the station from street level is west of the five-way intersection, situated between East Tioga Street and K Street. There is also an exit-only staircase from the eastbound platform to an area south of the intersection, situated between East Tioga Street and Kensington Avenue in Harrowgate Park.

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Platform level
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Westbound      Market–Frankford Line toward 69th Street T.C. (Allegheny)
Eastbound      Market–Frankford Line toward Frankford T.C. (Erie–Torresdale)
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