49th Street station (SEPTA Regional Rail)
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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°WCoordinates: 39°56′37″N 75°12′59″W / 39.94363°N 75.21651°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | SEPTA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections |
SEPTA City Bus: 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1928 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
References
- ↑ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF).
- ↑ Peniston, Bradley (February 14, 2013). "Short History of a Short Street". Navybook.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
External links
Media related to 49th Street (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- SEPTA: 49th Street Station
- Chester Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
- "Around 49th and Springfield Avenue". 1938 aerial photo of the station and nearly Kingsessing Recreation Center.