49th Street station (SEPTA Regional Rail)

49th Street
SEPTA Regional Rail station
Entrance to the 49th Street Station
Location 49th Street & Chester Avenue
Southwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°56′37″N 75°12′59″W / 39.94363°N 75.21651°W / 39.94363; -75.21651Coordinates: 39°56′37″N 75°12′59″W / 39.94363°N 75.21651°W / 39.94363; -75.21651
Owned by SEPTA
Line(s) Media/Elwyn Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections
  Route 13
at 49th/Chester
SEPTA City Bus: 64
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone 1
Electrified 1928
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
toward Elwyn
Media/Elwyn Line
Former services
Preceding station   Pennsylvania Railroad   Following station
toward West Chester
West Chester Branch

49th Street station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia. It is located at 1104 South 49th Street in the Kingsessing section of Southwest Philadelphia, and serves the Media/Elwyn Line. In 2013, this station saw 62 boardings and 52 alightings on an average weekday.[1]

The station is a sheltered shed that sits on one platform; the other platform has a ramp to the Chester Avenue bridge. The station is handicapped-accessible. Chester Avenue carries the SEPTA Route 13 trolley, which is part of the Subway-Surface Trolley system. The trolleys use an alternate track embedded in 49th Street when the tunnels are closed. 49th Street Station is also served by SEPTA bus route 64 which serves 50th and Parkside Avenue going north and Pier 70 Shopping Plaza going south.

The Media/Elwyn line was originally the main line of the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad, laid in 1852-53. There has been a station at this location since at least 1886, when the line was owned by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad.[2]

Station layout

49th Street has two low-level side platforms.

G Street level Exit/entrance to 49th Street/Chester Avenue and Route 13 trolley
P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Outbound ← Media/Elwyn Line toward Elwyn (Angora)
Inbound Media/Elwyn Line toward Temple University (University City) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

References

  1. ↑ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12.
  2. ↑ Peniston, Bradley (February 14, 2013). "Short History of a Short Street". Navybook.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.

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