69th Street Transportation Center

69th Street Transportation Center
69th Street Transportation Center
69th Street Transportation Center (top) Market-Frankford Line, (left bottom) Norristown High Speed Line, (right bottom) Media-Sharon Hill trolley and bus
Location	6901 Market Street Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′47″N 75°15′36″W / 39.963076°N 75.259995°W / 39.963076; -75.259995Coordinates: 39°57′47″N 75°15′36″W / 39.963076°N 75.259995°W / 39.963076; -75.259995
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Market–Frankford Line   Norristown High Speed Line   Route 101   Route 102
Platforms	4 island platforms, 2 side platforms 1 island platform, 1 side platform (Market-Frankford) 2 island platforms, 2 side platform (Norristown) 1 island platform, 1 side platform (Routes 101 & 102)
Tracks	8 total 3 (Market-Frankford) 3 (Norristown) 2 (Route 101 & Route 102)
Connections	SEPTA City Bus: 21, 30, 65, 68 SEPTA Suburban Bus: 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 120, 123, 126
Construction
Parking	182 spaces
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	March 4, 1907
Electrified	700 volts DC (MFL) Third rail (NHSL) Overhead lines (MSHL)
Previous names	69th Street Terminal (1907–2011)
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Terminus Market–Frankford Line Millbourne toward Frankford Market–Frankford Line  A  63rd Street toward Frankford Market–Frankford Line  B  Millbourne toward Frankford Parkview toward Norristown Norristown High Speed Line Local Terminus Penfield toward Norristown Norristown High Speed Line Express Ardmore Junction toward Norristown Norristown High Speed Line Limited Fairfield Avenue toward Media–Orange Street Route 101 Trolley Media Fairfield Avenue toward Sharon Hill Route 102 Trolley Sharon Hill
Former services Preceding station   Lehigh Valley Transit Company   Following station Parkview next north toward Allentown Liberty Bell High Speed Line Until 1951 Terminus Philadelphia and Western Railroad Parkview next north toward Strafford P&W Strafford Branch Line Until 1956 Terminus Philadelphia Transportation Company Terminus Market Elevated 66th Street next east toward Frankford
Location
69th Street Transportation Center Location within Philadelphia

The 69th Street Transportation Center, also known as the 69th Street Terminal or 69th Street Station, is a SEPTA terminal in the Terminal Square section of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, just outside the Philadelphia border. It is the other ground-level station on the Market Frankford Line besides Millbourne.

SEPTA runs the following lines out of the 69th Street Transportation Center:

• Market-Frankford Line – Subway and Elevated (western terminus)
• Norristown High Speed Line (formerly Route 100) – interurban rapid transit (southern terminus)
• Media and Sharon Hill Trolley Lines (Routes 101 and 102, eastern terminus)
• SEPTA Bus Routes 21, 30, 65, 68, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 120, 123, and 126 serving Philadelphia, Delaware, Montgomery, and Chester Counties.

The 69th Street Transportation Center also includes SEPTA sales offices, stores, and eateries. The immediate portion of 69th Street surrounding the center is very popular with area residents, housing numerous bars, restaurants, shops, and the Tower Theater concert venue. A parking lot is adjacent, with street parking, both metered and unmetered, throughout the terminal's neighborhood.

The Norristown High-Speed Line runs entirely on its own right-of-way from the terminal to the northwestern terminus at the Norristown Transportation Center. The Media and Sharon Hill trolley lines run southwest from the terminal in the median of Terminal Square and then on a separate right-of-way after the Fairfield Avenue stop. Two former trolley lines, now bus lines, Routes 103 (Ardmore Trolley Line) and 104 (West Chester Trolley Line) run along the median of Pennsylvania Route 3 as far west as North Keystone Avenue, where the tracks abruptly end. SEPTA Route 123 connects this station with the King of Prussia Transit Center at the King of Prussia mall.

69th Street Transportation Center is one of two SEPTA heavy rail stations located outside Philadelphia proper (the other is Millbourne).

The 69th Street Transportation Center celebrated its 100th anniversary in May 2008. Originally known as 69th Street Terminal, it took its current name in 2011.

Early on August 22, 2017, a Norristown High-Speed train crashed into an unoccupied train at the terminal, with a preliminary report of 33 injuries from the impact.^[1]

Gallery

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  Interior of station
• 
  Media-Sharon Hill Line trolley car at West Chester Pike & Garrett Road near 69th Street Terminal
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  Station exterior
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  Media-Sharon Hill Line's Route 101 Springfield Local
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  69th and Market area was almost in the country when 69th Street Terminal opened its doors in 1908
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  P&W platforms in atypical white paint at left; Market Street could still boast greenery at right in 1908
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  Route 101 trolley in Philadelphia and West Chester Traction Company Centennial livery

External links

• SEPTA – 69th Street Transportation Center
• Station Map
• 69th Street Terminal (World-NYC Subway.org):
  • Market-Frankford-El
  • MFL 69th Street Yard
  • Norristown High-Speed (Route 100) Interurban line images
  • Media-Sharon Hill (Routes 101 & 102) Trolley Images
• 69th Street (The Subway Nut)
• Market Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Routes 101 and 102 Station from Google Maps Street View

References