15th Street (SEPTA station)

15th Street SEPTA rapid transit and tram station
Eastbound train arriving at 15th Street on the Market-Frankford Line.
Station statistics
Address	Fifteenth & Market Streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39.952804°N 75.165489°W / 39.952804; -75.165489
Lines	Market–Frankford Line   Subway–Surface Trolleys all routes
Connections	Broad Street Line Local and Express SEPTA Regional Rail (at Suburban Station) SEPTA City Bus: 4, 16, 17, 27, 31, 32, 33, 38, 44 48, 121
Structure	Underground
Platforms	1 island platform (rapid transit), 2 side platforms (trams)
Tracks	2 (rapid transit), 2 (trams)
Other information
Opened	1907
Electrified	700 volts DC(MFL) Overhead lines(SST)
Owned by	City of Philadelphia, leased to SEPTA
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station 30th Street toward 69th Street Market–Frankford Line 13th Street toward Frankford 19th Street toward 63rd and Malvern Loop Subway–Surface Trolleys Route 10 13th Street Terminus 19th Street toward Darby Subway–Surface Trolleys Route 11 Subway–Surface Trolleys Route 13 19th Street toward Angora Loop Subway–Surface Trolleys Route 34 19th Street toward Eastwick Loop Subway–Surface Trolleys Route 36     Free transfer     Walnut–Locust toward AT&T Broad Street Line Local Transfer at: City Hall Race–Vine toward Fern Rock Walnut–Locust Terminus Broad Street Line Express Transfer at: City Hall

15th Street is a rapid transit station on the SEPTA Market–Frankford Line and all routes of the Subway–Surface trolley lines in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A free interchange is available between all of the rapid transit lines here, including the Broad Street Line at City Hall, which is connected to 15th Street by an underground passage. The station is the last station of the Market–Frankford Line heading towards 69th Street Terminal to be located in Center City, the next station is on the western banks of the Schuylkill River at 30th Street.

The station is attached by underground pedestrian walkways to SEPTA Regional Rail's Suburban Station, the Broad Street Line's Walnut–Locust Station, the PATCO Speedline's 12–13th & Locust and 15–16th & Locust Stations; as well as the Market–Frankford Line's own 13th Street, 11th Street, and 8th Street Stations. However, no free interchange is available to any of these stations.

Riders to the station will find themselves in the very heart of Center City. Philadelphia City Hall lies across the street from the station, and such attractions as Love Park, the Penn Center area, and the Comcast Center are within immediate walking distance.

The Subway–Surface Lines stop at two individual stations within this complex. Inbound trolleys stop at 15th Street and outbound trolleys at Dilworth Plaza across the Market–Frankford Line platforms.

Future rehabilitation

Dating back to 1907, City Hall was an original station along the Market-Frankford Line. In 2003, SEPTA rebuilt the station escalators, for which a lawsuit was filed by the Disabled in Action of Pennsylvania, citing that renovating one critical component would require the rest of the station to be renovated, as per building code requirements. As such, SEPTA would be required to make the station ADA accessible. SEPTA and the City of Philadelphia had been proposing a US $100,000,000 refurbishment of City Hall station, which included structural repairs, improvements in lighting and ventilation, aesthetic improvements, as well as ADA improvements. However, the project's progression had stalled due to lack of funds. In November 2011, the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation had awarded construction contracts for the restoration of the Dilworth Plaza above the station, following the eviction of the Occupy Philly protesters occupying the area, which includes the accessibility improvements for the station. SEPTA awarded construction contracts for the improvements in January 2012.

External links

• SEPTA - 15th Street MFL & Trolley Station
• 15th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View