Ellsworth–Federal (SEPTA station)

Ellsworth-Federal
SEPTA rapid transit station

The upper level of Ellsworth-Federal Station. This is the first station that uses the two-toned tilework.
Station statistics
Address 1200 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lines
Connections SEPTA City Buses
Structure Underground
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Other information
Opened September 18, 1938
Electrified Third rail (600 volts)
Owned by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
toward AT&T
Broad Street Line
Local
toward Fern Rock

Ellsworth–Federal is a subway station on SEPTA's Broad Street Line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station opened on September 18, 1938, and is located at the eastern edge of the Italian Market on Broad Street, between Ellsworth and Federal Streets. It is served by Broad Street Line local trains only, with one platform.

In addition to the Italian Market, the station also provides access to busy Washington Avenue (one block north of the Ellsworth exit) and, approximately five blocks east, the landmark competing cheesesteak vendors Geno's Steaks and Pat's King of Steaks.

SEPTA City Bus connections

References

  1. ^ "Broad Street Line Schedule". SEPTA. September 5, 2010. http://www.septa.org/schedules/transit/pdf/bsl.pdf. Retrieved October 31, 2010. 

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