Temple University (SEPTA station)

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Temple University

Passengers on the inbound platform of Temple University station

Station statistics

Address

Berks Street between 9th & 10th Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Lines

Connections

Bus routes 3, 23, 47

Platforms

2 island platforms

Tracks

Other information

Opened

1993

Accessible

Owned by

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Fare zone

Traffic

Passengers (2005)

1.311 million ▲ 154%

Services

Preceding station	SEPTA	Following station
Market East Station toward Airport Terminals	R1	Wayne Junction toward Glenside
Market East Station toward Newark	R2	Wayne Junction toward Warminster
Market East Station toward Elwyn	R3	Wayne Junction toward West Trenton
Market East Station toward Thorndale	R5	North Broad toward Doylestown
Market East Station toward Cynwyd	R6	North Broad toward Elm Street, Norristown
Market East Station toward Trenton	R7	Wayne Junction toward Chestnut Hill East
Market East Station toward Chestnut Hill West	R8	Wayne Junction toward Fox Chase

Temple University station is an above-ground SEPTA Regional Rail station located at the eastern edge of the Temple University campus at 915 West Berks Street between 9th and 10th Streets, in North Philadelphia.^[1]

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Temple University Station, from the northern end.

Temple University Station is in the Center City fare zone, although the station itself is located in North Philadelphia.

The station was opened in 1993 and was built for $37 million as part of SEPTA's RailWorks project to rebuild the Reading Railroad viaduct in North Philadelphia. The station sits on the Reading side of the system and almost all trains stop here. The new station replaced the older Temple University station at Columbia Avenue, which is now Cecil B. Moore Avenue in memory of Philadelphia civil rights leader Cecil B. Moore. The old station had low-level platforms at the outside of the tracks, and was served by only a few peak hour trains.

There is no ticket office at the station, but Temple University maintains a security kiosk at street level. Stairways and two elevators lead up to the high-level platforms at track level. There are two island platforms serving four tracks. Each platform is 380 feet (115.824 meters) long, long enough to platform four cars with only the end doors being used. The platforms have a canopy overhead and some wind-breaking walls, but are otherwise exposed to the weather.

This station is located approximately 2.6 track miles from Suburban Station. In FY 2005, Temple University station was the fourth busiest station in SEPTA's Regional Rail system, with 2,448 average total weekday boardings and 2,593 average weekday alightings. ^[2]