Somerset (SEPTA station)

Somerset
SEPTA rapid transit station
Location 2800 Kensington Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°59′30″N 75°07′20″W / 39.9916°N 75.1222°WCoordinates: 39°59′30″N 75°07′20″W / 39.9916°N 75.1222°W
Owned by City of Philadelphia
Line(s)
Platforms 2 side platforms (Market-Frankford)
Tracks 2
Connections SEPTA City Buses
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Disabled access Yes
Electrified 700 volts DC
Services

Pedestrian bridges

Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station
toward 69th Street
Market–Frankford Line
toward Frankford

Somerset Station is an elevated stop on the Market-Frankford Line, above the intersection of Kensington Avenue and Somerset Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the Kensington neighborhood. During peak hours, the station is served by "B" trains only.

Like the nearby Huntingdon Station, Somerset is located over a five-way intersection, which is northeast of a high truss bridge over a Conrail freight line. Access to the station from street-level can be found at the southwest and southeast corners of Kensington Avenue and Somerset Street. Unlike Huntingdon, no access is available from D Street.

The station is adjacent to the corner of Kensington and Somerset, named by Philadelphia Weekly in 2007 as the number one drug corner in the city. The corner itself is dominated by sales of hypodermic needles and the methadone-like detox medication Suboxone, with referrals readily available to one of the many heroin dealers on nearby blocks.

Station layout

P
Platform level		 Side platform, doors will open on the right
Westbound ← Service B toward 69th Street (York–Dauphin (B) or Huntingdon (off-peak service))
Eastbound → Service B toward Frankford (Allegheny) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
M Mezzanine to entrances/exits, fare control
G Street Level Entrances/Exits

SEPTA City Bus Connections

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