Church (SEPTA station)

Church
SEPTA rapid transit station
Church Station
Location	4300 North Frankford Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°00′39″N 75°05′19″W / 40.01091°N 75.0887°W / 40.01091; -75.0887Coordinates: 40°00′39″N 75°05′19″W / 40.01091°N 75.0887°W / 40.01091; -75.0887
Owned by	City of Philadelphia
Line(s)	Market–Frankford Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	SEPTA City Buses 3 and 5
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	November 5, 1922
Electrified	700 volts DC
Previous names	Ruan-Church
Services
Pederstrian bridges Preceding station   SEPTA   Following station Erie-Torresdale toward 69th Street Market–Frankford Line Arrott Transportation Center toward Frankford

Church Station is an elevated train stop on the Market-Frankford Line, above the intersection of Frankford Avenue and Church Street in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the first station to run above Frankford Avenue, after previously running above Kensington Avenue.

Church Station originally opened as the Ruan-Church Station on November 5, 1922, one of eleven similar stations on the Frankford line. The station was renovated in the 2000s, making it ADA-accessible. During peak hours, Church is served by "B" trains only. Despite the fact that "Ruan" was removed from the station's name, street-level access to and from the station can be found on either side of Frankford Avenue halfway between Ruan and Church Streets.

Station layout

SEPTA City Bus Connections

• Routes 3 and 5.

External links

Media related to Church (SEPTA station) at Wikimedia Commons

• SEPTA - Church MFL Station
• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-430-B, "Frankford Elevated, Church Street Station"
• aerial photo
• World-NYC Subways.org modern images
• midblock entrance from Google Maps Street View

A southbound MFL train north of Church Street Station