56th Street (SEPTA station)

56th Street
SEPTA rapid transit station
56th Street Station as seen from 56th Street
Location	Fifty-sixth & Market Streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′39″N 75°13′59″W / 39.9608°N 75.2330°W / 39.9608; -75.2330Coordinates: 39°57′39″N 75°13′59″W / 39.9608°N 75.2330°W / 39.9608; -75.2330
Owned by	Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Line(s)	Market–Frankford Line
Platforms	2 side platforms (Market-Frankford)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus routes 31 and G
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	March 4, 1907
Rebuilt	2005
Electrified	700 volts DC
Services
Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station 60th Street toward 69th Street Market–Frankford Line 52nd Street toward Frankford

56th Street Station is an elevated stop on the Market-Frankford Line, above the intersection of 56th Street and Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Haddington neighborhood lies to the north, and the Cobbs Creek neighborhood to the south.

The SEPTA bus routes serving 56th Street are routes 31 and G.

56th Street Station was built in 1907 by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company and reconstructed in 2005 as part of SEPTA's reconstruction of the Market Street Elevated line.^[1]

Station layout

References

External links

• SEPTA - 56th Street MFL Station
• World-NYCSubway.org images
• 56th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View