York–Dauphin station

York – Dauphin
York-Dauphin MFL station over West Dauphin Street
Location	2300 North Front Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°59′06″N 75°07′56″W / 39.9851°N 75.1322°W / 39.9851; -75.1322Coordinates: 39°59′06″N 75°07′56″W / 39.9851°N 75.1322°W / 39.9851; -75.1322
Owned by	City of Philadelphia
Line(s)	Market–Frankford Line
Platforms	2 side platforms (Market-Frankford)
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Buses
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
History
Electrified	700 volts DC
Previous names	Dauphin-York
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Berks toward 69th Street Market–Frankford Line Huntingdon toward Frankford Girard toward 69th Street Market–Frankford Line  B  Somerset toward Frankford
Location
York – Dauphin Location within Philadelphia

York-Dauphin station is an elevated rapid transit stop on the Market-Frankford Line, of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) transit system. It is a station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the Kensington neighborhood. During peak hours, the station is served by "B" trains only. The station is also used as a terminal for buses.

Station layout

Location

York-Dauphin Station is located on 2300 N. Front Street, the corner of East York Street and North Front Street. It is the next stop after Berks Station and comes before Huntingdon Station. York-Dauphin Station is the last station to run above Front Street on the Market–Frankford Line, it branches off on Kensington Avenue heading towards the Frankford Transportation Center.^[1]

Services

York-Dauphin serves as a transit terminal for both buses and trains. Exact transit fare must be used when boarding public buses and trains. Transfers are available with trips requiring more than one transit service in the same direction.

The station includes two platforms which is accessible for riders with disabilities. Pedestrian bridges are also located at the station connecting to Front Street.

SEPTA bus routes at York-Dauphin include Routes 3 (Strawberry Mansion to Frankford Transportation Center), 39 (Strawberry Mansion to Fishtown), and 89 (Frankford to Kensington).

There is no parking or bike racks available at the station.

Incidents

In 1960-61, Budd Company replaced the original 315 cars with 270 new ones. On December 26, 1961, two cars were wrecked in a derailment at the York-Dauphin Station, killing one passenger. The accident occurred on the curve, at York and Front Street, right before the York-Dauphin stop, just north of the station. The four-car southbound train went into a curve and hit a guardrail. The first three cars slid off the tracks as it crashed into York-Dauphin Station. Over 100 policemen were present at the derailment incident.^[2]

Gallery

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  Station exterior
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  Platform
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  Station entrance

References

External links

• SEPTA - York-Dauphin MFL Station
• York-Dauphin MFL Station (WorldNYCSubway.org)
• York Street exit only stairs from Google Maps Street View
• Dauphin Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• PhillyMetroAreaTransit · Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Transit