56th Street station
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SEPTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||
Location | 56th & Market Streets Philadelphia, PA | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°57′39″N 75°13′59″W / 39.9608°N 75.2330°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | SEPTA City Bus: 31, G | ||||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Opened | March 4, 1907 | ||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2005 | ||||||||||||
Electrified | 700 volts DC | ||||||||||||
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56th Street station is an elevated stop on the Market-Frankford Line, above the intersection of 56th Street and Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Haddington neighborhood lies to the north, and the Cobbs Creek neighborhood to the south.
The SEPTA bus routes serving 56th Street are routes 31 and G.
56th Street station was built in 1907 by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company and reconstructed in 2005 as part of SEPTA's reconstruction of the Market Street Elevated line.[1]
Station layout
P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
Westbound | ← Market–Frankford Line toward 69th Street (60th Street) | |
Eastbound | → Market–Frankford Line toward Frankford (52nd Street) → | |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
M | Mezzanine | to entrances/exits, fare control |
G | Street Level | Entrances/Exits |
Image gallery
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An MFL Blue Line train heading towards 56th Street Station bound for 69th Street station
References
External links
- SEPTA - 56th Street MFL Station
- World-NYCSubway.org images
- 56th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View