63rd Street station (Market–Frankford Line)

63rd Street
SEPTA rapid transit station

63rd Street Station before 2009 rebuild.
Location Sixty-third and Market Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Owned by SEPTA
Line(s)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections SEPTA City Buses
Cobbs Creek Trail
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened March 4, 1907
Rebuilt 2008-2009
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
toward 69th Street
Market–Frankford Line
toward Frankford

63rd Street station is a SEPTA rapid transit station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located above the intersection of 63rd and Market Street in the Haddington neighborhood, it serves the Market–Frankford Line. It is the westernmost stop on the line within the Philadelphia city limits. It is also the northern terminus of the Cobbs Creek Trail.[1]

The station was opened on March 4, 1907 by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. It was closed on June 13, 2008 for total reconstruction and reopened on May 4, 2009.[2]

Station layout

P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound Service A toward 69th Street (Terminus rush hours, Millbourne all other times)
Eastbound Service A toward Frankford (60th Street)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
M Mezzanine to entrances/exits, fare control
G Street Level Entrances/Exits

SEPTA City Bus connections


References

External links

63rd Street Station eastbound platform with B-train as seen from westbound platform.

Coordinates: 39°57′46″N 75°14′48″W / 39.9627°N 75.2468°W / 39.9627; -75.2468


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