40th Street (SEPTA Market–Frankford Line station)

40th Street
SEPTA rapid transit station
Location	Fortieth & Market Streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′25″N 75°12′07″W / 39.9570°N 75.2020°W / 39.9570; -75.2020
Owned by	Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Market–Frankford Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Subway-Surface Trolleys (select times) Bus Routes 30, 40, and LUCY
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	1956
Electrified	700 volts DC
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station 46th Street toward 69th Street Market–Frankford Line 34th Street toward Frankford

40th Street is an underground stop on the Market-Frankford Line, below the intersection of 40th Street and Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the border between the Spruce Hill and Powelton Village neighborhoods in the University City District of West Philadelphia.

SEPTA bus routes at 40th Street include 30, 40 and the LUCY Green Route. When the trolley tunnel is closed, SEPTA Subway-Surface Trolley routes 10, 11, 13, 34, and 36 are diverted to the intersection of 40th Street and Market Street, where travelers can access Center City through the Market Street Subway. Immediately west of the station, the trains travel above ground onto the Market Street Elevated line.

40th Street Station was originally built in 1956 by the Philadelphia Transportation Company as a replacement for the original Market Street Elevated station which opened in 1907. It serves a major shopping corridor of West Philadelphia. Additionally, the campus of the University of Pennsylvania lies three blocks south of the station.

Station layout

External links

• SEPTA - 40th Street MFL Station
• 40th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

Underground platform