York–Dauphin (SEPTA station)

York-Dauphin
SEPTA rapid transit station

York-Dauphin MFL Station over West Dauphin Street
Location 2300 North Front Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°59′06″N 75°07′56″W / 39.9851°N 75.1322°W / 39.9851; -75.1322Coordinates: 39°59′06″N 75°07′56″W / 39.9851°N 75.1322°W / 39.9851; -75.1322
Owned by City of Philadelphia
Line(s)
  Market–Frankford Line
Platforms 2 side platforms (Market-Frankford)
Tracks 2
Connections SEPTA City Buses
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Disabled access Yes
History
Electrified 700 volts DC
Previous names Dauphin-York
Services

Pedestrian bridges

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

York-Dauphin Station is an elevated rapid transit stop on the Market-Frankford Line, of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) transit system. It is a station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the Kensington neighborhood. During peak hours, the station is served by "B" trains only. The station is also used as a terminal for buses.

Station layout

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

Location

York-Dauphin Station is located on 2300 N. Front Street, the corner of East York Street and North Front Street. It is the next stop after Berks Station and comes before Huntingdon Station. York-Dauphin Station is the last station to run above Front Street on the Market–Frankford Line, it branches off on Kensington Avenue heading towards the Frankford Transportation Center.[1]

Services

York-Dauphin serves as a transit terminal for both buses and trains. Exact transit fare must be used when boarding public buses and trains. Transfers are available with trips requiring more than one transit service in the same direction.

The station includes two platforms which is accessible for riders with disabilities. Pedestrian bridges are also located at the station connecting to Front Street.

SEPTA bus routes at York-Dauphin include Routes 3 (Strawberry Mansion to Frankford Transportation Center), 39 (Strawberry Mansion to Fishtown), and 89 (Frankford to Kensington).

There is no parking or bike racks available at the station.

Incidents

In 1960, Budd Company replaced the original 270 electric trolley buses with 315 new ones. On December 26, 1961 during the process, two cars were wrecked in a derailment at the York-Dauphin Station, killing one passenger. The accident occurred on the curve, at York and Front Street, right before the York-Dauphin stop, just north of the station. The four-car southbound train went into a curve and hit a guardrail. The first three cars slid off the tracks as it crashed into York-Dauphin Station. Over 100 policemen were present at the derailment incident.[2]

On July 13, 2010, a 36-year-old woman was a victim of a sexual assault incident that happen between York-Dauphin Station and Somerset Station.[3] Two officers from the Philadelphia Police Department's 24th District held the suspect for SEPTA Transit Police but the suspect was later released.

References

  1. ↑ "Market-Frankford Line". March 23, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Transit". Retrieved March 24, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Alleged Sex Assault on SEPTA El Train". Retrieved March 24, 2012.

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