12–13th & Locust station

12–13th & Locust
12–13th & Locust
	12–13th & Locust station platform in 2018
General information
Location	12th and Locust Streets; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	39°56′52″N 75°09′39″W / 39.9477°N 75.1607°W
Owned by	City of Philadelphia
Operated by	Delaware River Port Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Regional Rail (at Suburban); BSL (at Walnut–Locust); MFL (at 15th Street); SEPTA City Bus: 2, 12;
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Racks
Accessible	No, accessibility upgrades underway
History
Opened	February 15, 1953
Services
Location
Location

12–13th & Locust station is a PATCO Speedline subway station at 12th and Locust Streets in the Washington Square West neighborhood of the Center City Philadelphia. The station has a single island platform with a fare mezzanine above. The mezzanine level connects to the Center City Pedestrian Concourse, which connects subway and regional rail stations in the Center City area.

Construction work to make the station accessible, including street to mezzanine and mezzanine to platform elevators, began in October 2020.^[3]

References

^ "Mere 150 Miles of Cable Stalls Locust Subway Start". Philadelphia Inquirer. January 5, 1953. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Philadelphia Transportation Company (February 13, 1953). "Beginning Sunday, February 15: New Highspeed Rail Service to and through Central Philadelphia via Bridge Line and Locust St. Subway (advertisement)". Courier-Post. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Elevator Construction at 12th/13th & Locust Station Begins on Street Level". Port Authority Transit Corporation. October 1, 2020.

External links

Media related to 12–13th & Locust station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website

[1] "Mere 150 Miles of Cable Stalls Locust Subway Start". Philadelphia Inquirer. January 5, 1953. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Philadelphia Transportation Company (February 13, 1953). "Beginning Sunday, February 15: New Highspeed Rail Service to and through Central Philadelphia via Bridge Line and Locust St. Subway (advertisement)". Courier-Post. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Elevator Construction at 12th/13th & Locust Station Begins on Street Level". Port Authority Transit Corporation. October 1, 2020.

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v t e Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO)
Lines	PATCO Speedline
Stations	15-16 & Locust 12-13 & Locust 9-10 & Locust 8th & Market Franklin Square City Hall Broadway Ferry Avenue Collingswood Westmont Haddonfield Woodcrest Ashland Lindenwold
Infrastructure	Benjamin Franklin Bridge Locust Street Subway
Rolling Stock	PATCO I PATCO II
Fares	Freedom Card
Related	Delaware River Port Authority