Arrott Transportation Center

Arrott Transportation Center
Margaret–Orthodox station in 2010
Location 4700 North Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°00′58″N 75°05′03″W / 40.0162°N 75.0842°W / 40.0162; -75.0842Coordinates: 40°00′58″N 75°05′03″W / 40.0162°N 75.0842°W / 40.0162; -75.0842
Owned by City of Philadelphia
Line(s)
  Market–Frankford Line
Platforms 2 side platforms (Market-Frankford)
Tracks 2
Connections SEPTA City Buses and Trackless Trolleys
Construction
Disabled access No
History
Electrified 700 volts DC (MFL)
Overhead lines (Trackless trolleys)
Previous names Margaret–Orthodox–Arrott & Margaret-Orthodox Station
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
toward 69th Street
Market–Frankford Line
Terminus
toward 69th Street
Market–Frankford Line
 A 
toward 69th Street
Market–Frankford Line
 B 
Location
Arrott Transportation Center
Location within Philadelphia

Arrott Transportation Center (originally the Margaret-Orthodox-Arrott station and formerly named Margaret-Orthodox station) is an elevated railway station on SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line, located above the intersection of Frankford and Oxford Avenues, in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]

SEPTA bus and trackless trolley routes at Margaret-Orthodox include routes 3, 5, 59, 75, 89, J, and K.[2] These buses converge at the adjacent Arrott Bus Terminal, with which the station once shared part of its name.

Station layout

P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound ← Market–Frankford Line toward 69th Street (A: Erie–Torresdale, B and off-peak: Church)
Eastbound → Market–Frankford Line toward Frankford (Terminus) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
M Mezzanine To entrances/exits, fare control
G Street level Entrances/exits

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Williams (1998).
  2. ↑ Springirth (2014).

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.
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