40th Street station (Market–Frankford Line)

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SEPTA rapid transit station
General information
LocationFortieth & Market Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′25″N 75°12′07″W / 39.9570°N 75.2020°W / 39.9570; -75.2020
Owned bySoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsSubway-Surface Trolleys (select times)
Bus Routes 30, 40, and LUCY
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened1956
Electrified700 volts DC
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
Template:SEPTA lines

40th Street is an underground stop on the Market-Frankford Line, below the intersection of 40th Street and Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the border between the Spruce Hill and Powelton Village neighborhoods in the University City District of West Philadelphia.

SEPTA bus routes at 40th Street include 30, 40 and the LUCY Green Route. When the trolley tunnel is closed, SEPTA Subway-Surface Trolley routes 10, 11, 13, 34, and 36 are diverted to the intersection of 40th Street and Market Street, where travelers can access Center City through the Market Street Subway. Immediately west of the station, the trains travel above ground onto the Market Street Elevated line.

40th Street Station was originally built in 1956 by the Philadelphia Transportation Company as a replacement for the original Market Street Elevated station which opened in 1907. It serves a major shopping corridor of West Philadelphia. Additionally, the campus of the University of Pennsylvania lies three blocks south of the station.

Station layout

G Street Level Entrances/Exits
M Mezzanine to entrances/exits, fare control
P
Platform level
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound Market–Frankford Line toward 69th Street (46th Street)
Eastbound Market–Frankford Line toward Frankford (34th Street)
Side platform, doors will open on the right

External links

Underground platform