40th Street station (Market–Frankford Line)

40th Street
40th and Market SEPTA rapid transit station
Location	40th & Market Streets Philadelphia, PA
Coordinates	39°57′25″N 75°12′07″W / 39.9570°N 75.2020°W / 39.9570; -75.2020
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Market–Frankford Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA Trolleys: 10, 11, 13, 33, 36 (night and diverted service only) SEPTA City Bus: 30, 40, LUCY
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1956
Rebuilt	March 1, 2017
Electrified	700 volts DC
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station 46th Street toward 69th Street Market–Frankford Line 34th Street toward Frankford When tunnel is closed 41st and Lancaster toward 63rd – Malvern Route 10 Trolley (Lancaster) Terminus 42nd and Woodland toward Darby Route 11 Trolley (Woodland) 42nd and Chester toward Mt. Moriah, Yeadon, or Darby Route 13 Trolley (Chester) 42nd and Baltimore toward 61st – Baltimore Route 34 Trolley (Baltimore) 42nd and Woodland toward 80th – Eastwick Route 36 Trolley (Elmwood)
Former services Preceding station   Philadelphia Transportation Company   Following station 46th Street toward 69th Street Market Elevated 36th Street toward Frankford
Location
40th Street Location within Philadelphia

40th Street station is an underground station on the SEPTA Market-Frankford Line, below the intersection of 40th Street and Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the border between the Spruce Hill and Powelton Village neighborhoods in the University City District of West Philadelphia.^[1]

SEPTA bus routes at 40th Street include 30, 40 and the LUCY Green Route. When the trolley tunnel is closed, SEPTA Subway-Surface Trolley routes 11, 13, 34, and 36 are diverted to the intersection of 40th Street and Market Street, where travelers can access Center City through the Market Street Subway.^[2] Immediately west of the station, the trains travel above ground onto the Market Street Elevated line.

40th Street station was originally built in 1956 by the Philadelphia Transportation Company as a replacement for the original Market Street Elevated station which opened in 1907.^[3] It serves a major shopping corridor of West Philadelphia. The campus of the University of Pennsylvania lies three blocks south of the station.

Station layout

Gallery

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  Station entrance in 2017
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  New 40th Street station sign in 2017
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  Underground platform
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  Old 40th Street station signage from 2007
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  Temporary trolley station when trolley tunnel is being serviced

Footnotes

References

• 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. OCLC 54770701.
• Springirth, Kenneth C. (2016). Philadelphia Electrified Rail Lines In Color. Scotch Plains, NJ: Morning Sun Books Inc. ISBN 978-1-5824-8498-3.
• Williams, Gerry (1998). Trains, Trolleys & Transit: A Guide to Philadelphia Area Rail Transit. Piscataway, NJ: Railpace Company. ISBN 978-0-9621541-7-1. OCLC 43543368.

External links

• SEPTA - 40th Street MFL Station
• 40th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View