63rd Street (SEPTA station)
63rd Street | |||||||||||
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| SEPTA rapid transit station | |||||||||||
 63rd Street Station before 2009 rebuild. | |||||||||||
| Location |
Sixty-third and Market Streets Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||
| Owned by | SEPTA | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |
SEPTA City Buses Cobbs Creek Trail | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | March 4, 1907 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2008-2009 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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63rd Street Station is an elevated stop on the Market-Frankford Line, above the intersection of 63rd St and Market St in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the Haddington neighborhood. It is the westernmost stop on the Market-Frankford Line that is located within the Philadelphia city limits. It is also the northern terminus of the Cobbs Creek Trail.[1]
The station was opened on March 4, 1907 by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. It was closed on June 13, 2008 for total reconstruction and reopened on May 4, 2009.[2]
Station layout
| P Platform level |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Westbound | ← Service A toward 69th Street (Terminus rush hours, Millbourne all other times) | |
| Eastbound | → Service A toward Frankford (60th Street) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| M | Mezzanine | to entrances/exits, fare control |
| G | Street Level | Entrances/Exits |
SEPTA City Bus connections
References
External links
- SEPTA - 63rd Street MFL Station
- World-NYCSubway.org images
- 63rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
63rd Street Station eastbound platform with B-train as seen from westbound platform.
Coordinates: 39°57′46″N 75°14′48″W / 39.9627°N 75.2468°W
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