49th Street (SEPTA station)

49th Street
SEPTA regional rail
Entrance to the 49th Street Station
Location	49th Street & Chester Avenue Southwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′37″N 75°12′59″W / 39.94363°N 75.21651°W / 39.94363; -75.21651Coordinates: 39°56′37″N 75°12′59″W / 39.94363°N 75.21651°W / 39.94363; -75.21651
Owned by	SEPTA
Line(s)	Media/Elwyn Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Subway–Surface Trolleys Route 13 SEPTA City Bus: 64
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	1
Electrified	1928
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Angora toward Elwyn Media/Elwyn Line University City toward Temple University   Former services   Pennsylvania Railroad Angora toward West Chester West Chester Branch Philadelphia toward Suburban Station

49th Street is a railway station in the Kingsessing section of Southwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the SEPTA Media/Elwyn Line. In 2013, this station saw 62 boardings and 52 alightings on an average weekday.^[1]

Located at 1104 S. 49th Street, on the southwest corner with Chester Avenue, the station is a sheltered shed that sits on one platform; the other platform has a ramp to the Chester Avenue bridge. The station is handicapped-accessible.

Chester Avenue carries the SEPTA Route 13 trolley, which is part of the Subway-Surface Trolley system. The trolleys use an alternate track embedded in 49th Street when the tunnels are closed.

The Media/Elwyn line was originally the main line of the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad, laid in 1852-53. There has been a station at this location since at least 1886, when the line was owned by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad.^[2]

References

External links

Media related to 49th Street (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA: 49th Street Station
• Chester Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• "Around 49th and Springfield Avenue". 1938 aerial photo of the station and nearly Kingsessing Recreation Center.